Qin Ze reflexively said, "Please, can you stop saying such strange things that could be misunderstood?"
The moment he uttered the words, he suddenly felt a strong sense of déjà vu.
The same scene, the same words—it felt like he had just experienced it not long ago.
Miss Sword Case quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, but it really itches."
Qin Ze stopped making any further advances.
"Are you ready? We're going out!"
As Miss Sword Case's energetic voice rang out.
Qin Ze felt himself being lifted into the air and lifted away from the dilapidated temple.
Soon, Miss Sword Case started rambling on and on.
"Is this the outside world? It's not beautiful at all."
"What a thick fog."
"There's a stone here too, but it doesn't talk."
"..."
Qin Ze frowned.
The hippocampal effect is becoming increasingly strong.
He felt extremely familiar with every word Miss Sword Case said.
I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before.
But no matter how hard he tried to remember, he couldn't.
Even the Five Heavenly Kings and their other clones were the same.
"Damn it! Is it just my imagination? It feels like I've just experienced the exact same thing again?"
Me too.
"It's a bit strange, but don't overthink it. Let's get them out of there quickly, then head back to find the Captain!"
"That's right, I can't wait to explore the hidden map."
"Huh? Did the Captain mention the hidden map?"
"You said that... didn't you?"
I have a vague recollection, but not much.
"..."
Qin Ze realized the seriousness of the problem.
Not only him, but also his clones, including the Five Heavenly Kings, experienced some memory distortion.
This had never happened before.
"We've arrived. Get ready to come out."
Miss Sword Case's words interrupted Qin Ze's thoughts.
As spatial ripples engulfed it, Qin Ze reappeared outside the Sword Case.
Underworld Mountain, hundreds of meters high, composed of countless corpses.
Oil-paper umbrellas depicting mountains, rivers, birds, and beasts.
And my parents, protected by the oil-paper umbrella.
Everything was so familiar, yet so strange.
Miss Sword Case boasted, "See? I told you, that divine artifact has developed cracks and won't last much longer."
Rumble--
The corpses on Underworld Mountain opened their blood-red eyes.
They surged down from the mountain, forming an endless tide of corpses.
Miss Sword Case sighed, "Troublesome! I still have to deal with a bunch of small fry!"
Click--
The upper part of the Sword Case is open.
The Five Elements Flying Swords unleashed a massacre on the horde of corpses.
Qin Ze frowned, crossed his arms, and watched silently from the side.
"Are they the Wandering Corpse?"
Miss Sword Case paused for a moment.
"That's right, these are all Wandering Corpse."
Qin Ze did not make a move, and ten minutes later, Miss Sword Case had dealt with the entire horde of zombies.
"How about that? Aren't I awesome!"
Miss Sword Case recalled the Five Elements Flying Swords and said to Qin Ze with Yangyang face.
Qin Ze nodded slightly. "There's something, but not much."
Miss Sword Case noticed that Qin Ze didn't seem too interested in her Five Elements Flying Swords.
So he took the initiative to invite her.
"Would you like... to touch it?"
Qin Ze shook his head.
In his vague recollection, he seemed to have touched it, but he didn't.
Boom boom boom--
A deafening roar erupted from Underworld Mountain.
The whole world trembled violently.
Miss Sword Case exclaimed in horror, "The... the God of the Underworld has awakened!"
In contrast, Qin Ze remained remarkably calm.
Silently watching the corpses move about on Underworld Mountain.
See how Underworld Mountain rises from the ground, transforming into a giant hundreds of meters tall.
Miss Sword Case immediately summoned the Five Elements Flying Swords and said to Qin Ze, who was standing there in a daze:
"Hurry up and do it! What are you standing there for?"
Qin Ze remained unmoved, watching the God of the Underworld draw ever closer.
"Where exactly did things go wrong?"
The CPU was almost fried, but he still couldn't figure it out.
Everything he is experiencing now seems to be just a recurrence of the past.
At that moment, the Captain's puzzled voice suddenly rang out on the Local Area Network.
What are you guys doing?
"Why are we fighting the same boss again?"
The Captain's voice flashed through Qin Ze's mind like a bolt of lightning.
A flash of inspiration.
He remembered everything.
This is the dream constructed by the Sword Case.
He had just seen through it.
The Sword Case, unwilling to give up, went through another cycle.
This cycle felt like pressing the factory reset button.
Qin Ze's memories, as well as the memories of all his clones, were reset.
This caused everyone's memories to become confused.
That familiar yet strange feeling stems from this.
Moreover, the reset dream also affected the mental network of Qin Ze and his Otherworld No. Zero body.
The connection between Qin Ze and the Captain and others was unilaterally severed by the Sword Case in the dream.
Thanks to the Captain.
Otherwise, Qin Ze and the others would continue to sink into depravity.
The Captain stopped paying attention to the boss and excitedly began to talk about what he had seen and heard in the New Land.
"Brothers, this is a world of steam and magic."
"The world's technological level is stuck at the level of the late First Industrial Revolution in our region."
"They pushed the use of steam to its limits."
"Steam rifles, steamships, steam vehicles, and I even saw steam mechs!"
"Their world reveres magic, which we classify as martial arts."
"Martial artists are rare; most are royal knights."
The Dharma King raised his eyebrows. "Who asked you?"
He was furious at being tricked by the Sword Case.
Qin Ze said in a deep voice, "You can share your experiences in the new world with us after we leave Otherworld No. Zero."
"We have more important things to do now."
The Captain was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.
" Good Good Good."
"Everyone's busy, it's good to be busy."
The God of the Underworld drew ever closer, and Miss Sword Case's Five Elements Flying Swords were utterly ineffective in halting his advance.
" The God of the Underworld is too powerful!"
"We are no match for Him."
There is only one way to defeat Him, and that is...
Qin Ze interrupted Miss Sword Case, saying, "That means establishing a contract with you and unleashing your power to defeat the God of the Underworld."
Miss Sword Case was taken aback. "You remembered everything?"
Qin Ze snapped his fingers, and the God of the Underworld of the Underworld vanished instantly.
Miss Sword Case exclaimed incredulously, "This... is impossible!"
"Everything should have been reset!"
"These are the rules!"
Qin Ze scoffed. "Rules?"
"The power of bonds is stronger than the power of rules."
Miss Sword Case was completely bewildered. She didn't understand what bonds were; she only knew that she had failed again.
Qin Ze said calmly, "Do you want to continue resetting?"
Miss Sword Case said in a deep voice, " The Dream of Sinking, my power."
"The beings that enter my body, I will guide them through the same dream in their reincarnation."
"Until my demands are fulfilled."
Qin Ze asked, "Your request is to establish a contract with me?"
Miss Sword Case did not answer; the jewels on its body began to glow.
"See you in the next cycle of reincarnation."