Forces of Temptation

At first, Yuan Mingqing couldn't understand.

What does he mean?

... Wasn't the "god" of the town calling him here?

Jiang Fang is..."God"?

He replaced "God"?

when?What method did you use?

Why did the identity change of "God" not cause any commotion inside and outside the town?

When a little doubt shakes the foundation of thinking that was originally firmly believed, all kinds of contradictions and weirdness that I hadn't considered carefully before exploded one after another in Yuan Mingqing's mind.

Yuan, Ming and Qing's eyes flashed through the scenes like a revolving lantern.

Turn back time, step by step retrograde.

Starting with the question "Don't you want to see me?" Yuan Mingqing lowered his head.

What fell in his eyes was not the high-grade and regular marble tiles, but the factory floor with a layer of dirty dust floating on it.

The warm blood belonging to Tang and Song Dynasties that flowed from the back of his neck fell into the dust drop by drop.

He never looked back.

A hand that was trembling due to too much force was stretched out in front of him.

Tang Song's violent and decisive roar sounded in his ears: "If you die, you will die!"

Yuan Mingqing remained motionless.

The hand that was tightly clenched slowly let go, with a sense of dejection.

The scene switched to when Tang and Song brought them to the harsh factory environment for the first time, Tang Song was also lying on the bed, his fingertips and cheeks were as pale and weak as paper.

There was a sense of complaint in his words: "...you shouldn't care about me."

Yes.

Why didn't he give up on Tang Song, who was already seriously injured, and turned to "Li Ark" to form an alliance?

good question.

Because Yuan Mingqing did not lose his memory, he knew that there were audiences outside the arena.

In the state of "amnesia", there is a relatively "safer" area for mildly ill patients to choose from, and there is extremely valuable information such as "there is a certain kind of mental infection virus in the world" at hand. It is neither human nor logical to keep up with the "Cube Ark", which is unfriendly to them and has no intention of inviting them to join the team, and go to the center where the concentration of neuropathy is extremely high.

There are so many reasons.

He couldn't even find a reason... to keep up with them.

It would be great if Tang and Song were not injured at that time.

They might not be restrained.

maybe not...

Thinking of this, Yuan Mingqing's eyes suddenly went dark.

The subtle vibrations around him and the movement of the car body turning and colliding with the rails made him return to the tunnel that pushed them to the turning point of the plot.

After going deep into the tunnel, the light tube was damaged, and the entire running carriage was pitch black and silent.

This is a great place to ambush.

At that time, whether it was the Tang and Song Dynasties, or the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, everyone thought this way.

...Then, isn't it the same for the "Cubic Ark".

So, is the advantage they thought before really an advantage?

Is the disadvantage of "Cubic Ark" a disadvantage?

If from the beginning, all this is a bureau?

Why were I and Tang Song assigned to the end of the train and the end of the train?

Why was Li Yinhang, who was the weakest in combat power and could be killed without anyone knowing, assigned to the side of Nan Zhou, who was the strongest in combat power?

Why was he assigned to Jiang Fang and Tang Song who were just across the door, Jiang Fang got a revolver that could kill at close range, while Tang Song, who was isolated inside the door, got a seemingly powerful, melee gun? A rifle that's hard to aim?

Why does the Tang and Song Dynasties seem to have the upper hand, but they have to make an action of "opening the door", which must make a sound and attract attention in a closed car, before they can launch an attack?

With a door behind him, he had no way of judging whether Jiang Fang had gone out of range, let alone shooting blindly.

If he wanted to keep up with Jiang Fang unobtrusively and maximize the usefulness of this gun, Tang Song could only find another way.

So, that tunnel appeared just right according to everyone's wishes.

Tang Song took advantage of the darkness to sneak into the carriage, intending to launch an attack.

Nan Zhou and Jiang Fang took advantage of the darkness to grab guns and countered with one shot.

Accompanied by the overwhelming light, there was a loud gunshot.

Tang and Song's knees were blown to pieces in front of Yuan Mingqing's eyes.

A speck of blood splashed head-on, and he subconsciously closed his eyes to avoid it, but the heavy stickiness he imagined did not come.

Presented in front of him were dazzling lights, steaming dishes, a neat and clean restaurant, and a decent gentleman's boat.

But, is everything he saw real?

Where is he now?

In copy, or in...

In a space completely dominated by the opponent?

No one knew that a chaotic explosion was taking place in Yuan Mingqing's mind.

Countless thoughts blocked his thoughts, like vines around a tree, entangled his heart, and fell all the way to the depths.

Yuan, Ming and Qing didn't know how deep that heart would fall, or where it was going.

But his body took the most correct action at this time.

He picked up a table knife on the table and threw it at the unarmed Jiang Fang!

——At this point, he no longer needs to rely on thinking to come up with an answer.

Killing him is the best answer!

He still cannot avoid the possibility that there are still viewers watching, and it is impossible to order the camera to be turned off at this time.

Therefore, he kept a hand and did not use the props.

His initial force value was 8, which was exactly the same as Jiang Fang's value.

Since the setting is like this, as long as he fights with others, his mind will automatically calculate how to fight and how to move, so that he can maximize the 8 points of force.

If Jiang Fang was the only one in the restaurant, as long as he seized this opportunity, he would have a chance of winning!

The moment Jiang Fang dodged sideways was the moment!

But to his surprise, Jiang Fang didn't resist at all.

Instead of resisting, he just raised his hand lightly and blocked the table knife with his flesh and blood.

After a sound of tearing flesh, Yuan Mingqing who had rushed to Jiang Fang's body was stunned for a moment, not knowing why.

However, the matter has come to this point, Yuan Mingqing doesn't think he can stop.

And he has absolutely no reason to stop!

He turned out the tip of the awl that had been hidden for a long time in his palm.

A cold light flashed, and a gleam of light reflected Jiang Fang's pupils.

But in the face of such a crisis, Jiang Fang still didn't move a bit, but raised his uninjured right hand and snapped his fingers beautifully.

Immediately, Yuan Mingqing discovered in horror that the cold light, starting from the tip, melted into his palm like sand.

...he changed back to the empty-handed state.

This change was too frightening, Yuan Mingqing shrank his pupils, stopped the attack suddenly, and turned around.

In an instant, he had distanced himself from Jiang Fang again.

Jiang Fang looked at Yuan, Ming and Qing, shook his head, full of regret.

"Do you have to use things from this world?"

"Why not use your props?"

"Are you afraid that your audience will see it?"

Jiang Fang seemed to ask the question sincerely, but every sentence was harsh.

Every question directly entered Yuan Mingqing's heart.

Yuan Mingqing's heart was beating like a drum, and his mouth could not speak.

Three or four beads of sweat the size of soybeans rolled down from Yuan Mingqing's forehead one after another.

……what……

Jiang Fang moved his wrist, and more blood gushed out from the wound, blood lines overflowed from between his fingers, and dripped to the ground.

He didn't seem to be aware of the pain at all, and only sighed: "Hi."

He shook his hand, and the silver blade obliquely inserted into the flesh, like a magician's prop, disappeared suddenly, leaving only a horrifyingly hideous blood hole.

"……you remember?"

Yuan Mingqing's heart swelled and hurt unbearably, and the voice forced out of his throat was completely distorted.

He couldn't even tell for a moment whether it was his own voice or not.

"You...remember everything?"

There are so many words, but Yuan Mingqing has already thought of more, deeper and more terrifying facts.

Jiang Fang asked instead: "Guess, why did I name this place 'Eden'?"

Yuan Mingqing's cold sweat suddenly gushed out like a gate, and when it flowed through every inch of open pores and goosebumps on his body, it brought out subtle and sharp pains and itches like electric shocks.

Jiang Fang didn't need his response, and said leisurely, "I've read the myths. I've always thought that Adam and Eve was the right choice to try the forbidden fruit. The reason why they picked the apples was because they were tempted by the snake; The reason is that they want to discern good from evil."

"They were curious, they tried, they were punished and exiled. They lost paradise and gained themselves."

Speaking of this, Jiang Fang looked at Yuan Mingqing with a smile: "But, you are false 'Adam', and you are suitable for this false 'Garden of Eden'."

Yuan Mingqing was sweating profusely, and the corners of his eyes were scarlet: "So—"

Jiang Fang made a stop gesture: "Hey, don't worry."

"Think about it carefully, what have you done since you came into this world."

He leaned against the wall, clutched his left arm, and let his injured left hand hang down, dripping blood on the smooth marble floor, making blood flowers one after another.

Jiang Fang's voice seemed ethereal and distant to Yuan Mingqing whose ears were ringing: "Think about it carefully."

Yuan, Ming and Qing couldn't think of it?

It's just that he didn't dare to think about it.

If "Cubic Ark" never loses its memory, if this is a well-planned conspiracy from beginning to end, if this is a "Garden of Eden" that Jiang Fang can choose...

So, those cameras they had "dispelled"...were they really dispelled?

Their "secret" discussions that were enough to expose their identities were seen by all the audience...?

Yuan Mingqing's heart swelled with various emotions, intertwined and twisted each other, twisting his bones, blood, and flesh from the inside out into a mess of mud.

... If this is the case, then they are really all over.

No one knows better than Yuan Mingqing at this time, what a huge number the accumulated bets on them are.

Before, to them, this was just a light value.

But when the bet was slammed like Mount Tai, Yuan Mingqing realized that they simply couldn't afford to lose.

This kind of failure is enough for them to be shredded and become a pile of information garbage after returning to their original world!

...The game, for them, ended so early?

It didn't even end in a dungeon, but in a game specially planned for them?

Jiang Fang pointed out what was on his mind: "Are you thinking about your future?"

Yuan Mingqing remained silent.

In other words, the great fear and pressure had made him unable to make a sound.

Seeing that he was silent, Jiang Fang nodded to himself: "Indeed, if you go back alone and face such a big mess, you should really worry about it."

This sentence completely awakened Yuan Mingqing who was being dazed by the huge amount of information bombardment.

He forced himself to pull himself together, opened the skylight, and spoke brightly.

"You're overthinking it. He's a piece of data, you... can't kill it." He said in a calm tone as much as possible, "We just failed the mission at most."

Jiang Fang laughed: "Ah, do you think so?"

Yuan Mingqing noticed that his words were different: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Fang kindly reminded: "The one who killed him with my own hands was not me, but you."

Yuan Mingqing was taken aback.

When he understood the meaning of Jiang Fang's words, the broken wall in his heart, which had already collapsed, collapsed again with a bang.

"Reminder, this is not a copy. Strictly speaking, we are still safe."

Jiang Fang tapped his temple: "So, the essence of this matter is that you, as data, destroyed another set of data with your own hands. You are the same kind killing the same kind, so you can still be resurrected?"

After observing Yuan Mingqing's trembling reaction, Jiang Fang smiled very lightly.

... Regarding this conjecture, he actually didn't have much confidence.

But Yuan Mingqing's body told him that he made the right bet.

Jiang Fang gained confidence, so he downplayed it even more, with every word piercing his heart: "Guess why I didn't smash his head with my own hands when I had a chance to kill him."

"Such an important matter is of course entrusted to you."

In fact, Jiang Fang didn't think so exhaustively.

At that time, the reason why he chose to break Tang Song's knee was just to leave a mouth to ask about the situation.

But he also knew that what he said now would most stimulate Yuan Mingqing.

After all, it's amusing to see someone who claims to be calm and rational lose his temper.

Yuan Mingqing took a breath before completely suffocating.

Immediately afterwards, it was out of control.

"Ha ha……"

He gasped one after another, with uncontrollable fear and sadness in the ending.

Jiang Fang looked at his watch and gave him 30 seconds to release his emotions.

"Let me tell you—" he lazily asked the next question, "...Do you want to revive your teammates?"

"According to the results of my observations these days, the relationship between you and your teammates is not bad."

"You think so?" Yuan Mingqing blushed with cold sweat, raised his bloodshot eyes, but still sneered, "We have a normal friendship."

Now that the matter has come to this point, he can no longer let Jiang Fang catch him and use it to threaten him.

But this is just a stubborn instinct.

Jiang Fang raised his hand and said indifferently, "Your teammates are not important to you, but you don't want to die either."

"Such an important secret has been exposed, when you step out of this space, is there any safety at all?"

Yuan Mingqing's voice trembled slightly: "So? What do you want to say?"

Jiang Fang laughed: "Well, let me tell you an interesting new way to play."

"...This is not PVP." He lowered his voice, appearing more soft and bewitching, "We still have two positions here, and you can win as our teammate."