The River's Waters Came from Heaven!
(A big holiday treat! Wishing everyone... well, never mind, no holiday wishes this time. Just eat well and sleep well.)
If disappearance means Annihilation, then what is the significance of this dividing line?
The players' current situation seems to be an unsolvable problem. As long as Zhao Qian and Cheng Shi exhaust all their Divine Power, they will fall again and disappear below the dividing line.
The Trials should have answers, and they must have answers.
The question is, where is the answer?
Actually, the answer to this question is not hard to come up with; in fact, all six players present had already figured it out.
That means the answer is most likely below that dividing line!
Behind this dividing line, perhaps there is not Annihilation, but a path to survival!
But then another problem arose:
How can we verify that this idea is correct?
As Cui Ding Tian said, "Practice makes perfect."
There always needs to be someone who dares to put things into practice and find out what's really behind the dividing line.
This is the most difficult problem.
Who's going?!
In the previous Trials, there was an incredibly reckless Assassin who tried to learn from everyone's mistakes. Although she also tricked everyone, she ultimately rushed to the front.
But what about this one?
The elderly, the weak, women and children are all present, but the only shortcoming is that they lack drive.
In fact, Zhao Qian, in terms of both his Faith and personality, seems to be the kind of person who dares to fight and take risks.
But at such critical moments, he never speaks.
As for Su Yida... that's even less likely.
The room fell silent for a moment, and because the cooperation had gone smoothly in the early stages, the silence was all the more difficult to break.
No one can find an excuse for a seemingly decent teammate to risk their life to make mistakes for everyone.
Cui Ding Tian silently retracted the leather rope and returned to the foot of the hot air balloon.
He looked at the grim faces of everyone, hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed:
"Ah, old man, come here. I'm old and don't have many days left to live."
Just as Xiao Cheng said, even if you get through this hurdle, you'll only have three days left at most after you leave. You're still young, and there's still hope.
"I've come quite a distance here."
Just as he was about to release the rope and fall again, Zhao Qian suddenly hooked his foot around him and said with a conflicted expression:
"Old Cui, are you not going to continue looking for Qiu Shi?"
Autumn harvest.
A very affectionate way of addressing someone.
This Zhao Qian, it turns out, knows him!
Cui Ding Tian seemed oblivious to the hidden meaning in Zhao Qian's words. His face darkened for a moment, then he burst into laughter:
"I'm not looking anymore. Qiu Shi is a good kid and he's independent. Maybe he's doing better than me now, hahaha."
I taught him from a young age that one should be upright and honest, and that's what Qiushi's grandfather taught me. That's the meaning behind the name he gave me.
You are still young, and you have a long road ahead of you. I'm old, and I can't see what lies ahead...
Besides, according to the way this game is played, warriors are supposed to be at the forefront!
So...
Before he could finish speaking, Cui Ding Tian suddenly knocked Zhao Qian's leg away, leaned back, and jumped down, as if afraid that everyone would react.
"Old Cui!"
"Old man!"
Cheng Shi reacted quickly enough, but his outstretched hand still missed Cui Ding Tian.
He frowned, wanting to cast a Calming Technique to stop the old man from acting so impulsively, but someone was faster than him.
Just moments ago, Zhao Qian was sluggishly working, but suddenly he suddenly exerted his strength, and a burst of scorching flames erupted in the furnace, blasting out violent heat, forcefully pushing the hot air balloon upwards rapidly.
Cui Ding Tian, who was falling rapidly, paused slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.
However, this was to no avail; the old man continued to fall.
There must be another way!
It's impossible to have no clues at all!
What is it?
Cheng Shi frowned and began to think quickly.
Annihilation, disappearance, reality, Abyss, dividing line...
Countless flashes of inspiration burst forth and dissipated in his mind, the sparks from their collisions merging into a single flame, comparable to the flames that Zhao Qian had unleashed in his hand.
Cheng Shi remained calm, but Zhao Qian could not.
"Nanny! Replenish my Divine Power!"
Zhao Qian called his name again, asking for treatment. Just then, all of Cheng Shi's thoughts suddenly froze, and countless points of light gathered together, outlining a scene from his memory.
He suddenly remembered an interesting story from the Professional Channel.
At that time, a Priest named "Annihilation" complained that his Lord of Grace did not seem like a god of Path of Fate "Sinking at all, but rather like a god Path of Fate" Nothingness ".
He was so engrossed in studying the Void and attempting to merge with the Nothingness that the commands He gave during Trials were never to eliminate those of opposing Faith, but to explore all the secrets of the Nothingness.
Considering the appearance of the Void-Snout Devouring Pig yesterday, it's not hard to see that He does seem to have this intention.
If that's the case, is it possible that below this dividing line lies directly the Void?
Is approaching the Void the answer He gave?
It is important to understand that the Void is not uninhabitable; on the contrary, it is more inclusive than reality, accepting all existence.
People fear the Void because they project their fear of the Void Rift onto the Void itself.
At the boundary between the real and the virtual, the Void Rift, with its power to obliterate existence, can devour almost everything.
Any life that comes near it will be annihilated.
This is the root of people's fear!
However, as long as one can block the corrosive force from passing through the crack, Travel the Void becomes a very simple matter.
However, the requirements for crossing the Void Rift are too demanding. Apart from relying on special Demigod Artifact, it is only possible if one's own Divine Power reaches a certain level.
Simply put, anyone who can step into the Void is a big shot.
Looking back at the dividing line beneath the players' feet, isn't it just like the boundary between reality and the Void?
However, this boundary has no buffer or transition, brutally severing the real from the virtual.
Furthermore, none of the six people present were powerful figures capable of crossing the Void Rift.
But...
I don't have any big shots, but I have seen one big thing!
Thinking about this, a bold idea gradually took root in Cheng Shi's mind...
And this will be another high-stakes gamble!
A wildly imaginative gamble!
He first responded to Zhao Qian's need for treatment, giving the struggling [War] Believer a powerful mental recovery, and then, with a stern face, tugged at Su Yida's leg on his head.
Su Yida looked down in confusion and saw Cheng Shi grabbing his leg, speechless, and shouting:
"Hey, Daijang, did you pee your pants from being scared? There are drops of water on me!"
This complaint came so suddenly that it startled all the players who were intently watching Cui Ding Tian's location.
Upon hearing this, they quickly glanced at Su Yida in surprise.
Su Yida's expression froze for a moment, then he flew into a rage.
"Go to hell! You're the one who's scared out of her wits!"
He swung his leg violently, as if trying to throw Cheng Shi away.
Tao Yi was so frightened when she saw this that she quickly tried to break up the fight.
"Su Yida, please don't do this!"
Su Yida looked up at Tao Yi in embarrassment and anger, and loudly defended himself:
"Tao Yi, don't listen to him! I didn't..."
Before he could finish speaking, his angry expression turned into one of utter terror, his eyes widening as if he had witnessed something unbelievable.
"Water! It's water! The water that disappeared has fallen again!!! Watch out!!!"
Upon seeing this, Tao Yi suddenly looked up at the sky.
The moment her gaze passed through the thin, gossamer-thin wooden umbrella, she saw the same torrential rain pouring down on them from the endless sky, just like yesterday!
Even if Tao Yi reacted quickly, she was still stunned by the shock in that instant.
Now there's no need to worry about who goes down; with this massive influx of water, everyone will be pushed to that dividing line!
At times like these, Su Yida is the most quick-witted.
He yanked the strap under the strain and shouted:
"Tao Yi, let go quickly! The umbrella has a large stress area and you'll be swept away!"
Old man! Get up here! It's pointless for you to die now. See? There's something in the water!
Hook onto them, and we can climb up!
The water that had just disappeared is back!! Take us up!! Hurry!!!
Cui Ding Tian lived up to his name, and at this critical moment, he immediately tightened his muscles and rose rapidly.
As they ascended, another rope was swung overhead, pulling away the falling marine debris one by one.
Seeing this, Zhao Qian dared not hold back any longer. He stretched out his arms and drew a huge flaming bow out of thin air. The Fire Bow hummed incessantly, making people's Ear go numb.
"How can we survive? Only with Blood and Fire!"
As Zhao Qian uttered the prayer for war, fine beads of blood seeped from his arms.
Then everyone heard a roar from the depths of the flames, and saw a ray of blazing white light pierce through the umbrella and shoot straight towards the raging floodwaters.
"Zzz—Boom!"
The arrow tore through the air with a loud bang, and the white flames at its tip exploded in the water, instantly bursting into flames in the air and burning out a huge blank space.
"Now!" Su Yida roared at the top of his lungs, "That broken log over there! Our only chance!"
Seeing that she had acquired another wood-related item, Tao Yi unleashed her full power of "Prosperity" without reservation. After casting the spell, she caused the fallen piece of wood to sprout new buds, which quickly grew into a lush and leafy tree.
The dense foliage acted as a cushioning wing, slowing the falling wood down a beat.
Cui Ding Tian was in high spirits. He immediately wrapped Cheng Shi and the others up like dumplings, then used the leather rope to climb up the falling log, bracing himself against the sparse water.
Su Yida became the center of everyone's attention. He looked again at the high platform in the air and roared:
"Zhao Qian, diagonally above 4 o'clock, keep going!"
However, one cannot exert all one's strength continuously with desperate measures. Zhao Qian was exhausted and it seemed that he could not be relied upon.
But at that moment, Cheng Shi spoke up.
"That won't work; we can't outpace the speed of the falling water!"
"You!!!" Su Yida looked at Cheng Shi in shock and anger, seemingly unable to believe that he was still pouring cold water on him!
"Void-Snout Devouring Pig!"
Cheng Shi said with a confident expression, "To cross that line, we need to find the corpse of the Void-Snout Devouring Pig!"
Void-Snout Devouring Pig?
What does this have to do with the darlings of [Nothingness]?
Before anyone could figure it out, Su Yida suddenly woke up, a look of joy on his face, and pointed to a high place to his side, shouting loudly:
"There! Old man! Zhao Qian! Over there, there's a corpse of a Void-Snout Devouring Pig beast!!"
Zhao Qian immediately turned around and stared, and found that there really was a huge creature falling through the water!
How could I not have noticed such a loud commotion?
Cui Ding Tian hadn't actually thought about what crossing the boundary line had to do with Void-Snout Devouring Pig, but it didn't matter; his execution was extremely strong.
At that very moment, he first threw his teammates, who were wrapped up like rice dumplings, over, and then, as he was being pushed down by the water pressure, he contracted his skin and flew over as well.
The group touched Void-Snout Devouring Pig's skin without any real danger. Cheng Shi quickly extended his right hand from the mummy's "shroud" and punched Void-Snout Devouring Pig's belly.
Perhaps due to nervousness, or perhaps due to feeling constrained, the punch went astray.
But in the end, the Thunderclap Judgment was too powerful; even if it missed, it was enough to achieve Cheng Shi wanted.
"Boom--"
Yesterday seems to be repeating itself, only the scene has changed from the beast's inner cavity to its outer skin.
A massive bolt of Thunderbolt roared out, piercing straight through the behemoth and blasting a charred hole in its belly.
"Get in! Get in now!"
This time, Cheng Shi didn't take the lead; instead, he hugged Tao Yi, who was closest to him.
Tao Yi didn't have time to think much; she just assumed Cheng Shi had exhausted himself, so she hugged him tightly and jumped into the abdominal cavity.
The others followed closely behind.
Just as the last Cui Ding Tian jumped into the belly of the Void-Snout Devouring Pig, the enormous corpse fell precisely to the height of the dividing line.
The body vanished instantly.
The people inside the corpse's abdominal cavity also disappeared.