Bai Zhou suddenly woke up.
There was still the figure of the crow in front of me. The two of them were hiding in a secret corner of the campus, with their backs to the stars in the sky.
It was quiet everywhere except for the cicadas chirping and hysterically shouting.
The Crystal Ball, braving the cold air, was still lying there. The gray mist surging inside gradually gathered, and several solid fonts emerged, with dragons and phoenixes dancing in the mist.
This is...
The cumbersome fonts may be special characters for divination. Bai Zhou has never studied this aspect.
The crow's side spoke at the right time, the deep voice was serious, and the chanting tone revealed the guidance of fate:
[Heart of the Mountains! Inverted Woman!
Demon, who bites off the umbilical cord in a hurry, is coming, is coming!
There is no answer to praying to God because the answer does not hang in heaven!
The sun strangled Demon with its umbilical cord, and the resting place of Mountain Dweller is surrounded by mountains!]
It was clearly a solemn chant, but the content made Bai Zhou feel eerie and shuddering.
Bai Zhou couldn't help but think of what he "saw" just now, the wriggling "mountains" and the upside-down Mysterious Woman, all of which made Bai Zhou feel that his sanity was declining crazily.
A kind of trembling and confusion spread silently throughout Bai Zhou's whole body, making his thinking speed even more rigid. When Bai Zhou felt something was wrong, he quickly instinctively activated the word [Soothing].
"Buzz!"
As a wave of ripple-like fluctuations swept through Bai Zhou's body, he finally let out a sigh of relief, as if he had escaped from the quagmire.
"The process of divination may not be smooth sailing, because when you peer into destiny, you may see things you shouldn't see, and divination makes what you can see closer to the essence than reality."
"--However, the essence of some things is that just by "seeing" them, they will be "affected"."
As he spoke, Crow took a few drops of night dew from the bushes beside him, walked over to Bai Zhou, touched the dew on his fingertips, and performed a simple "SCE".
That is "purification", "sanctification" and "blessing".
A refreshing and cool familiar feeling washed over the whole body, and then Bai Zhou heard a cracking sound in his ears.
After being stunned for a moment, Bai Zhou immediately turned to look at Crystal Ball on the ground.
But there are no cracks on Crystal Ball, but the Gray Fog circulating inside seems to be a little missing...
Crow's expression became particularly solemn. "Crystal Ball has permanently lost part of his spirituality. This is a very rare situation."
"Bai Zhou, what on earth did you see?"
"Just like what was said at the beginning of the prophecy..." Bai Zhou was silent for a moment as he considered his words, and his voice was a little hoarse. "I saw mountains of flesh and blood, a woman hanging upside down, and Major!"
After simply describing the changes in the scene he "saw", Yao's face became almost as dark as water:
"It seems that this Major Luo is not only making money, but also planning extremely taboo things in the Reflection Ruins Realm."
"--This is undoubtedly the number one taboo that Demon Summoning! Authorities expressly prohibits!"
"Even if the industrial chain is not involved, as long as we can find the corresponding evidence that Major is involved, no one can save him!"
Although it sounded like good news at first, neither Bai Zhou nor Crow's expressions improved at all.
Because this matter is too "big", even if the "evidence" is right there, who Demon Pool Ghost Lair would dare to break in?
"It seems that these Ritual here are the front parts of the Reflection Ruins Realm and Ritual."
Crow looked at it thoughtfully, "And the Maiden hanging upside down is obviously the selected Demon carrier."
"There is no doubt that even for that Major Luo, it is not easy to plot a Ritual that Demon will come."
As he spoke, Crow calculated the time:
"Three years... According to the scene you described, it should be quite a long time before this Demon Summoning and Ritual are completely completed."
"Otherwise, there is no need for Major to take any unnecessary actions in a big way. He only needs to concentrate on doing this thing secretly."
The voice paused here, and the crow stared at Bai Zhou and warned solemnly:
"--But even so, I don't recommend you break into that school alone!"
"Even a sixth-level Sealed Extraordinary may not be able to handle this matter without any hidden dangers. Any Demon Summoning's Ritual, whether successful or not, will eventually alert higher-ups."
Higher up...
Bai Zhou nodded without hesitation.
He cherishes his life, and of course he has no objection to this.
In the end, Crow and Bai Zhou's attention fell back on the language given by Crystal Ball, thinking carefully about each paragraph.
The crow's gaze rested on the last line of prophecy for the longest time.
[The sun strangled Demon with its umbilical cord, and Mountain Dweller's final destination is surrounded by mountains!]
Blinking thoughtfully, Crow said half-jokingly, "Have you ever felt that this 'sun' might refer to you?"
[Chen], isn't it the sun?
"Me? Hang Demon?"
Bai Zhou pointed at himself and laughed, "This joke can make even Demon laugh, but I don't think it's funny."
This is the greatest charm of prophecies. In the absence of prerequisites, prophecies often symbolize the beginning of a story. However, if you do not experience the story yourself, you will only be confused by just looking at the prophecies.
Before everything happened, no one knew who Protagonist was in the story, and what the words mentioned in the divination corresponded to.
Because the so-called prophecy is never about paving the road, but lighting up the abyss.
Only when extraordinary people step into the abyss themselves can they use the lantern of prophecy to illuminate some of the way forward.
Greece In operas, it is always said that knowing the prophecy in advance can promote the tragic realization of the prophecy, and this is pessimistically called fate.
In fact, the best predictions, even if given 10,000 years in advance, can only help people catch a glimmer of the possibility of reversing the outcome a few days, minutes or even seconds before the event occurs.
But even this slight possibility... still needs to exhaust all the efforts of every astrologer and prophecy Protagonist.
When he said this, Crow's voice paused slightly:
"Johannes Kepler, the famous physicist, mathematician and master of astrology, the inventor of the three laws of planets and the astronomical calendar, who is generally believed to have had a conversation with the mysterious messenger from the stars in history -"
"Every astrologer is a dancer who holds a lantern and dances with destiny cautiously, just like looking for the tiny possibility of improvising dance within the established melody!"
Just as he said this, the crow's voice suddenly stopped.
As if she suddenly heard something, she frowned and listened with her ears.
"... what's wrong?"
Bai Zhou didn't hear anything and looked around blankly.
There was only a slight sound of wind, the chirping of cicadas and the swaying of the surrounding branches and leaves.
Shaking his head, Crow turned away and reached out to reach into the bushes on the side.
"Borrow it." Crow's voice was very polite, as if he could hear the rustling of the bushes protesting, and then he broke off a branch with his hands.
It also carried a handful of green leaves, so the crow inserted the branch into Crystal Ball.
Bai Zhou then noticed that there was an empty slot next to Divination Crystal Ball.
As the branches are inserted, the slot shrinks on its own, trapping the branches.
"This is..." Bai Zhou blinked twice.
The cold air instantly frosted the dark green branches and leaves, but a succinct radio voice recited from Crystal Ball:
"... Repeat! Repeat!"
"This channel is Tinghai Mystic News Channel."
"This is Eastern Federation Tinghai City Disaster Prevention Response Investigation Agency! This is Eastern Federation Disaster Prevention Response Investigation Agency! An emergency announcement is now being made for all Tinghai City extraordinary people."
"Current monitoring shows that "Yuanmeng Middle School" located at the Reflection Ruins Realm, at 18:35 this morning on Sun Below, showed abnormal activity and signs of riots."
"The riot is currently within a controllable range and there has been no actual erosion. The situation is assessed as: E-Class Danger."
"Our agency will dispatch disaster prevention troops tonight to suppress the riot, control and investigate the disaster, and plan to launch a raid on the school tomorrow night."
"But Disaster Prevention Agency is short of manpower, so we are specifically recruiting temporary non-staff personnel from all the Extraordinaries in Tinghai City. Organizations and even individual Extraordinaries can sign up to participate in the crusade, and the rewards will be generous. Extraordinaries who hope to hear the broadcast are encouraged to sign up."
"Maintaining the stability of the Ruins Realm is the responsibility and obligation of every extraordinary person! Interested parties can gather at the temporary disaster prevention headquarters at the gate of Yuanmeng Middle School school on time at 24:00 tomorrow night. The specific coordinates are..."
"Repeat..."
Bai Zhou's eyes widened as he listened. He couldn't believe that these sounds came from the Divination Crystal Ball on the ground--
"No... can your Crystal Ball be used as a radio?"
Can tree branches be used as antennas?
Bai Zhou looked at the green leaves swaying on the branches and felt that this scene was quite inconsistent.
"It's the year 2030. No one in society is an island. Even extraordinary people walking alone will learn about Mystic World's situation through daily broadcasts."
Crow answered without thinking, and at the same time pulled out the branch from Crystal Ball and put it back on the break on the bush.
In the blink of an eye, the cut disappeared, and the branch was still hanging dangling on the bush. Only the frost marks on the branches and leaves proved what it had just experienced.
"There was actually a newspaper in the early years, but that newspaper ran into some trouble three years ago and was temporarily suspended..."
The sound stopped abruptly here.
Crow suddenly thought of a question:
"Six thirty-five in the afternoon, is that the time when you sent away Fang Xiaoyan and Ritual was destroyed?"
Frowning, he raised his hand and looked at his watch. Bai Zhou nodded in confirmation:
"Yes, this is the time."
Hearing this, Crow's expression suddenly dawned, and then his eyes lit up:
"It seems that the riot in Yuanmeng Middle School has something to do with you - but this is also your opportunity."
"That Demon Den is indeed not a place you can go deep into alone, but now, Authorities has been alarmed and ended up!"
"Maybe this is an opportunity to fish in troubled waters and collect evidence..."
As he said that, Yao frowned slightly again:
"It's just that there is a difficulty."
"As far as I know, Disaster Prevention Agency recruits every time it broadcasts. Although it is nominally open to all extraordinary people, it actually mainly selects volunteers from other Authorities organizations. The assessment of civilian extraordinary people is extremely strict, and their backgrounds must be innocent."
"Your words..."
Looking at Bai Zhou, Crow hesitated to speak.
There is no need for Crow to tell the rest, Bai Zhou also knows what will happen.
For a "very vicious" wanted criminal like him, if he really signed up for recruitment as the radio said, once his identity was discovered, he would probably be pinned to the ground by everyone on the spot.
There is no need to attack the school anymore, real merit comes to you, and the volunteers who are eager to make contributions will definitely thank Bai Zhou for their great kindness!
However--
"Maybe I have a way to solve this problem."
Bai Zhou blinked his eyes, took out the school uniform from his arms, shook it off in front of Crow and unfolded it:
"Please help me see if I wear this, will I be judged as one of our own by the Reflection Ruins Realm and Yuanmeng Middle School?"
"... If it's not enough, add this?"
As he said that, Bai Zhou took out his notebook again and slapped it on the school uniform.
"This is..."
Crow was stunned for a moment, then looked at Bai Zhou with slightly narrowed pupils, and gave an affirmative answer:
"Theoretically it's possible! But be careful of the assimilation and erosion of the school uniform and Reflection Ruins Realm to avoid sinking there forever."
"But... this is indeed the best plan at the moment!"
Since there is no way to join the subjugation team, Bai Zhou becomes the "subjugated" indigenous NPC.
It's indeed a genius idea.
Crow is well-informed and knows that the "abnormality" that eroded Reflection Ruins Realm into Present World, and that the body transformed after death will not be recycled by the world even if it returns to the Reflection Ruins Realm.
He is half a Black Household without an ID card.
Bai Zhou who wears Colonel suit covering his whole body will most likely be regarded as one of his own by some anomalies with low intelligence.
"Abnormal middle school student" Bai Zhou is here to participate!
You can tell by listening to Disaster Prevention Agency's broadcast that they know nothing about the Reflection Ruins Realm and Yuanmeng Middle School.
This is not an "abnormality" that suddenly rioted, but Demon Den that was deliberately fed!
God knows what kind of state Demon Incarnation Carrier is currently in deep inside Demon Den.
At that time, it will not be certain who is attacking whom, so it becomes very important to choose your team in advance.
Bai Zhou is not optimistic about Disaster Prevention Agency and the team he recruited. Fortunately, others are not optimistic about him either.
Now, Bai Zhou only needs Disaster Prevention Agency to mess up the situation so that he can fish in troubled waters.
The only thing that makes Bai Zhou a little worried is that he hopes that he will not be unlucky enough to meet any blind subjugation team in school...
"But even so, the danger cannot be underestimated."
Bending down to pick up Crystal Ball, Ya seriously reminded Bai Zhou.
"The school uniform can only make the whole school ignore you, but when it comes to every small anomaly, you can only deceive most of the anomalies with low intelligence."
"If that kind of terrifying anomaly discovers you, you'll be in trouble."
Crystal Ball was shining with starlight, and Crow looked at Bai Zhou solemnly:
"Although this is an opportunity, you don't have to go."
"The way to bring down Major can be found slowly in the future..."
Hearing this, Bai Zhou was speechless.
After thinking seriously for a while, he finally shook his head regretfully:
"But all the clues have already pointed there."
"If you miss this time, no one knows when you will have the next chance."
"Faced with the never-ending wanted list, maybe I won't be able to survive until that time."
He waved his hand.
He has always been life-saving and cautious, but he was able to make a decision at this time, with a rare fierceness in his eyes:
"You can only venture into the dragon's den and the tiger's den. Isn't life always like this?"
In fact, all the times of fastest growth in life are always those "critical moments" when "Damn, I really have no choice but to face the scalp."
In the end, the boy who became Iron Head Skill was born. Even though he was neither smart nor as good as others, he still appeared on the world stage with a sense of solitude and bravery.
"What adventure is not dangerous? It is exciting to escape day after day, but I should always have hope to end it all."
Saying that, Bai Zhou slowly clenched his fist.
In front of Crystal Ball who divines the future, [Adventurer]Bai Zhou seems to be trying to grasp the impossible possibility in fate.
"What if..."
Crow asked softly, as if to confirm Bai Zhou's determination and let Bai Zhou imagine a certain future:
"What if we really fall into irreversible danger? Have you ever thought about such a possibility?"
"Even if you don't seize this opportunity, there is always a chance of a comeback."
"But if you get stuck in the Reflection Ruins Realm, it will really be over."
Crow reminded Bai Zhou:
"No one knows what will happen in Demon Summoning's Ritual. I must remind you again to be aware of the consequences."
Bai Zhou also knows why Crow is so solemn.
He is no longer a child, but in Crow's eyes, he is just a beginner on the extraordinary path, and he is still unclear about many things.
Demon Summoning... Crows also need to be cautious.
Therefore, Bai Zhou did not use Willpower, but thought carefully for a while before giving a serious answer:
"... I've thought about it. The thought of this possibility makes me so scared that I can't sleep."
That's what he said in reply, but Bai Zhou's expression was very calm.
Young people have rough skin and thick flesh, and the scars always heal and they forget the pain. It doesn't matter if they have another one. All the sufferings that have been overcome are not called suffering, but growth. As for the ones that cannot be overcome...
"If we really lose so badly that we can't recover, there will be nothing to be afraid of."
"--See that, Crow?"
As he said that, Bai Zhou raised his hand and pointed to the dim street light aside,
"What did you see inside that light bulb?"
"... Filament?"
Crow answered firmly.
"That's right." Bai Zhou nodded happily.
The dim light of the street lamp shone on the side of his face.
"I'm afraid of death, and if I lose, I can only wait to die."
"But other people's children who are afraid of losing can go home to farm and ask their mother to fry a bowl of egg-fried rice to eat. But I don't have a mother, no land, and no egg-fried rice to eat."
"It's useless to be afraid of losing. Even if I don't have an umbrella, if I hide under the eaves until dark, no one will take me home... So I can only cover my head with clothes, and rain, snow, and meteors will all rush towards me."
"--I've long been used to this kind of thing."
After thinking a lot calmly, Bai Zhou walked out of a hidden corner of the campus and raised his hand to glance at his watch:
"Whether he was killed by that Demon or had his head chopped off by Major, it actually doesn't make any difference to me. The worst outcome is always chasing me."
"I have been waiting for death every day since Evening City came out. I am very grateful every day I am alive."
Saying that, Bai Zhou stepped forward in a hurry:
"... Okay, Crow, we don't have much time to hesitate."
As he walked, he turned his head and looked at the crow.
The boy's back was lengthened by the streetlight, and he raised his hand to greet her.
That figure showed a little bit of fatigue, but more importantly, it showed determination and freedom when facing major events in life.
--Just like before, when faced with Crow's invitation, Bai Zhou did not hesitate.
"Before that, we have to deal with Major's pursuit tonight."
He said:
"--We have to get on the road quickly!"
He seemed to be in a hurry to catch the next big performance.
And in fact this is exactly the case.
It's just that he is the director Protagonist, and even the hard work of setting up the stage has to be done by Bai Zhou himself.
The moon is at the zenith, and the hands on the watch are already pointing to 20:01!
Bronze Compass from Major is located again Bai Zhou, less than three hours away!
What kind of entertainment program will the madman Major, who even dares to feed Demon, prepare tonight on the stage built by Bai Zhou?
Needless to say, today's Major will never despise Bai Zhou again.
Maybe, we won't see Demon coming deep in the campus at all, but tonight's pursuit will be enough for Bai Zhou to drink a big pot.
Even if you see [Art Club]'s level 5 killer, it's not worth being shocked, or if Major leads a group of Black Warrior in a helicopter to bomb him indiscriminately...
--The more you see the light of dawn, the harder the night before it becomes.
Bai Zhou understands this truth.
He was nervous about it, but not afraid.
... Some people say that life is an adventure without a map, and everyone is a headless fly.
Bai Zhou thinks it is true.
But thankfully--
A young man never walks alone on the road of adventure.