A Heartwarming Greeting

"This place truly is Ghost City."

All that could be heard Black Calamity's quiet voice saying, "The inhabitants you saw are all dead."

Qin Yiguan's body trembled violently.

How is that possible!

This is the Metaverse!

It's not some world of gods or ghosts, it's not even the real world!

Since they are already dead, are the ghosts walking before me?!

Humans enter the Gemini Metaverse through consciousness.

Could it be...?

So-called ghosts are just fragmented human consciousness?!

The consciousness of everyone who died in the Metaverse did not dissipate, but instead gathered in this Ghost City?!

Ghost City, like the underworld from mythology?!

That's not right either!

There are only 2.4 million people here!

at this time.

"What on earth is going on?!"

Qin Yiguan turned to look at Black Calamity, and suddenly, he realized that the story Black Calamity had told earlier wasn't nonsense at all!

"Ghost City, inhabited only by the dead."

"2.4 million dead."

Black Calamity spoke slowly, "They keep appearing here, living like normal people, with endless lifespans. I don't know the reason, because this is the rule when I discovered this place."

"As far as I know, this is the only Ghost City in the entire Metaverse."

"I don't understand why only 2.4 million people can live here."

"Three years ago, I used the ability of [Gestalt Collapse] to become the king here."

"As long as these residents live peacefully, my Fusion Rate will continue to increase. Now, I am inseparable from this city."

Qin Yiguan frowned.

This is the reason for the sudden increase in Black Calamity's Fusion Rate?

But in the end, Black Calamity is basically completely ignorant!

Qin Yiguan felt that everything here was incomprehensible, perplexing, impossible to deduce, and illogical!

I looked back at Officer Wang's departing figure.

He felt somewhat sad and upset.

Qin Yiguan then looked at Black Calamity, "You said there's another ghost king devouring your city and killing your residents, where is it?"

But Black Calamity's eyes were lowered. "He will appear when it gets dark."

"It's getting dark?"

Qin Yiguan frowned deeply. "Darkness, isn't that your home turf?!"

Black Calamity lowered his head even further. "Darkness... is also its domain."

Qin Yiguan found it somewhat unbelievable. "So, you couldn't defeat that Ghost King? Is that why you couldn't protect your city and thus incurred the residents' hatred?"

Black Calamity's head remained lowered, staring intently at the ground, unable to look directly at him. "That's not entirely true... From the first day I arrived here, the residents have hated me, you understand? 'Tui~' is their daily routine."

Qin Yiguan inhaled slightly.

What a mess!

On the other hand...

Ghost City?

ghost?

Ghost King...

Another demon king!

These things are even more illogical than ' Starvation Corpse '!

Although many ability users in the Metaverse Experimental Zone can create items, this time is different. The deceased Officer Wang has appeared in the Ghost City, which... is no longer a matter of creation!

Officer Wang is like a thread, connecting the 'unbelievable' and the 'true situation'.

This is completely baffling!

At this moment, Qin Yiguan was not looking for the sun in the sky. Of course, according to his guess, even if there was a sun in the sky, it should not be a yellow light, but a black and white light.

Judging from the light and shadows, it should be around 5 p. m., and it should be dark in about two hours.

In other words, another ghost king will appear in two hours.

Qin Yiguan's expression turned serious as he asked, "What exactly is this other Ghost King? When did it first appear?"

It has never revealed its true nature.

"He merely dispatched countless dead men to attack my Ghost City."

Black Calamity said slowly, "Moreover, it didn't have a 'first appearance'; it has always been there."

"Always there?"

Qin Yiguan asked in confusion.

"Right."

Black Calamity looked up. "It has been attacking this Ghost City for 13 years, according to the residents. But before, every time it attacked, a huge Divine Cage would appear in the sky."

Qin Yiguan's eyes widened slightly. "What is this 'Divine Cage '?!"

Black Calamity looked up, a hint of longing in his eyes, "It was a gigantic cage towering in the sky, 100 meters high, gleaming with gold, its surface covered with mysterious patterns."

"Whenever another ghost attacks this place."

"It won't be long before the Divine Cage appears, opens, and a colossal, golden, faceless deity emerges from its center. It radiates an incomparably warm golden light, bringing peace to everyone's hearts."

"It walks step by step, carefully crossing the city, without harming anyone."

"Then, it will scare away the other demon king, ensuring everyone's safety."

"For the past ten years or so, this cycle has continued, allowing the Ghost City to persist."

But Black Calamity's expression was somewhat warm, and it even revealed a hint of hope that was hard to detect.

Oh, right.

Black Calamity said, "I've seen gods a few times. They don't seem to be a single person; they always appear in turns. Because they are of different heights, it seems like there are three of them."

Qin Yiguan froze on the spot again.

That's amazing, there are three of them.

Ghost King, Ghost, God...

Moreover, the gods also protect the spirits of the inhabitants.

Did I wander onto the wrong set?

now.

Black Calamity added, "But for some reason, two months ago, the Divine Cage stopped appearing, and the God also stopped appearing. I encountered a huge crisis."

Qin Yiguan's lips twitched. "The god is still missing?!"

The boy scratched his head, feeling increasingly confused.

Suddenly.

The communicator rang again.

It's Clam.

"Waaaaah..."

"Yiguan, I never imagined that our last meeting would be our final farewell!"

"I just learned that the wreckage of the Shadow, and your body, have been discovered in the Experimental Zone!"

"You were attacked and died unexpectedly!"

"Waaaaah..."

"I'm really heartbroken right now. I thought we could be brothers for decades to come, but now we're separated by death!"

I know you'll never reply to my messages again!

How I wish I could see a reply, even just a single punctuation mark!

"Waaah, Yiguan, may you rest in peace. May there be no robbers in heaven."

Qin Yiguan's mouth gaped slightly, his face blank, before he typed, "Little Clam, are you sick in the head?"

However.

The message could not be sent.

No matter what he did, the interface seemed to freeze, without any change; that text remained in Qin Yiguan's editing panel.

"God's Abandoned? What's going on?"

"God's Abandoned?!"

Qin Yiguan was stunned. He turned around and saw God's Abandoned on his shoulder. He didn't know when, but the light in the visual detector had gone out, and it had become lifeless and motionless.

Qin Yiguan suddenly realized something and looked at Black Calamity, "I remember you said that everyone who came to this city... is dead?!"

"Hey-hey."

"Hehe..."

Black Calamity's lips twitched into a smile, not one of mockery or triumph, but of embarrassment and guilt. "Don't blame me, you wouldn't have gotten here if you hadn't died."

Qin Yiguan's eyes widened in disbelief. "What?!"

Black Calamity quickly added, "Don't worry, once the Victim reacts, you'll be alive!"

Qin Yiguan's eye twitched.

Ghost City, ghosts, ghost kings, gods... these are all things I cannot understand.

Now it's even more amazing.

I died too!

And at this very moment.

Jiu Zhengxuan also sent a message.

"Qin Yiguan."

"Although we were adversaries for a long time."

"But I still don't want to see this happen today."

"In the next life, we'll definitely be good friends."

I know you won't reply.

May you rest in peace.

Qin Yiguan was stunned, staring at the message for a long time, unable to recover.

Go away, grandma.

Why do I suddenly feel like my mental state has improved?

Ha ha ha ha!

Hahaha!

Will we be brothers in the next life?

So heartwarming.

Thank you so much!