The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'-Chapter 39 - 35 Eternal Night Barrier (Please continue
Chapter 39 -35: Eternal Night Barrier (Please continue reading!!!)
Chapter 39 -35: Eternal Night Barrier (Please continue reading!!!)
After three minutes of silence, Mr. Wang took the stage to deliver the eulogy.
[Although he was the initiator of the memorial service, he didn’t have ulterior motives, but the one who gave him the psychological suggestion might not be so simple.]
Psychological suggestion… Zhou Yuan wasn’t surprised. It would be odd if there wasn’t some mastermind behind this memorial service.
He silently pondered: “There was an eight or nine chance this memorial service was orchestrated by the Control Bureau. The intent was obvious—to test us survivors of the fire and to apprehend the wanted transcendents of the Land of Truth.
The infiltrating transcendents would serve as witnesses. If we had no issues, they would report back, making the major factions lose interest in us ordinary people.
In other words, as long as we passed tonight’s test, we’d be cleared of suspicion and could stay away from the conflicts of the extraordinary world. But how exactly do we pass this test…”
Time ticked away, and Mr. Wang was still not done reading the eulogy. Zhou Yuan felt a growing unease.
The atmosphere in the farewell hall was overwhelmingly solemn and heavy; it felt as if an invisible large hand was choking everyone, making it hard to breathe.
That sense of oppression was like a massive mountain pressing down on his chest, leaving Zhou Yuan feeling stifled and uncomfortable.
At that moment, a commotion erupted not far away.
“Aaaah!!!”
An ear-piercing scream rang out. People at the source of the commotion quickly backed away, their faces filled with fear, as if they had seen something horrifying.
Zhou Yuan frowned and looked over, his breath catching.
A man’s skin was rapidly melting, followed by his flesh and bones. In the blink of an eye, even his internal organs dissolved into a pool of blood.
Then the second, the third, the fourth… The area seemed to be undergoing some kind of infection, with people melting one after another like candles into puddles of blood.
After that, a scarlet figure slowly rose from the flowing blood, filled with immense resentment.
What? Zhou Yuan was dumbfounded because that figure was the tragically deceased Ms. Blood!
Wasn’t she suppressed in Joy Castle? How could she appear here?
“You…”
Ms. Blood’s resentful gaze pierced through the crowd, locking onto Zhou Yuan, letting out a shrill scream:
“You took something that doesn’t belong to you, return it!”
Illusion!
In that instant, Zhou Yuan realized he was trapped in an illusion!
Firstly, Ms. Blood always had a melancholy aura, completely inconsistent with her current angry appearance. Moreover, she was suppressed in Joy Castle and couldn’t possibly appear here, let alone know he had the Player System. That only left one possibility—this was an illusion!
“Using an illusion to test us? It makes sense. Ordinary people have no means to resist an illusion. Luckily, I had prepared and wore the Illusion-Awakening Charm.”
If not for the charm, he would already be deeply trapped in the illusion, spilling all his secrets in terror.
“But… what should I do now?”
Zhou Yuan quickly decided to play along.
“Ah… Ah…”
His expression turned extremely fearful. Stuttering, he showed the look of someone too scared to speak, taking a few steps back before screaming and running for the exit.
But Ms. Blood appeared at the exit as if by teleportation, her face twisted and hideous as she roared, “Hand over the thing!”
“Ah!”
Zhou Yuan’s steps faltered, and he fell to the ground, scrambling backward on hands and knees before losing his balance and falling again.
By then, Ms. Blood had reached him, leaning down in a bizarre posture, her grotesque face almost touching his:
“Hand it over, and I’ll spare your life!”
“Don’t come any closer… don’t come any closer…”
Zhou Yuan, terrified, curled up into a ball, shaking all over.
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The farewell hall descended into chaos, everyone slumped on the ground, their faces pale and filled with fear, as if they had witnessed unspeakable horrors. Screams, cries, and wails intermingled, creating an atmosphere thick with panic and despair.
“Aren’t you guys even going to put on an act?”
Jiang Wuming looked at the remaining standing figures in the hall.
“Acting is too troublesome. Why don’t we just lay our cards on the table? After all, we all came here for the same reason.”
The female transcendent from the Holy Crow Church, dressed in a black suit with waterfall-like black hair, and an aura as mysterious as the night, smiled slightly, “‘That item’ isn’t with the Holy Crow Church.”
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“Nor is it with Faded Rainbow.”
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“Omega +1.”
“The Mechanical Church didn’t enter the building that night.”
“Mere words prove nothing. I suggest we sign a pact to prevent anyone from lying.” The female transcendent from the Holy Crow Church proposed.
“I have just the thing ready.” Jiang Wuming, smiling, pulled out a contract paper, waiting for this moment.
This paper had no supernatural power but bore the seal of the Control Bureau, its value surpassing abnormal items by far.
If any faction violated the contract, it would be an affront to the Control Bureau’s honor. Once the Bureau’s honor was tarnished, someone had to pay, so the major factions would consciously abide by the contract’s terms.
Soon, representatives from all major factions signed their factions’ names on the paper, showing they were not lying.
Just like that, the suspicions on the fire survivors and the major factions were cleared.
“I think Nangong Yi took it.”
The female transcendent from the Holy Crow Church shrugged, “He has been planning for seven years; how could he let anyone take ‘that item’ so easily? All his appearances are just a facade to make us believe ‘that item’ was snatched by someone else.
Look how much time we wasted. Nangong Yi might have already run off with the item.
Have you found any traces of Nangong Yi and the Red Robe Monks Association?”
“Nangong Yi is still missing. As for the Red Robe Monks Association…”
Jiang Wuming glanced at a person lying on the ground in the distance, and said quietly, “Stop pretending.”
The man instantly stopped crying, his expression changing faster than flipping a page. He slowly got up, dusting himself off, and sighed, “Is my acting really that bad?”
He looked down at the skill array glowing beneath his feet and sighed again.
“If I say the item isn’t with us, will you let me go?”
“Wishful thinking.”
Chen Guangxi’s cold snort answered him.
The next second, the skill array under the man’s feet glowed brightly and transported him to the battlefield of high-level transcendents.
“Also, those from the Land of Truth, stop pretending.”
Jiang Wuming whistled, “No need for honor among us when dealing with these heretic scourges, everyone attack!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a deep darkness suddenly descended, rendering the farewell hall pitch black. Even the extraordinary beings, with their enhanced vision, couldn’t see through the curtain of darkness.
The members of the Land of Truth knew this was a trap, so they had come prepared.
This was one of their preparations.
—The Eternal Night Barrier!
“What… what’s going on?”
Zhou Yuan’s vision abruptly blacked out, soon shaking off the illusion, and the whole farewell hall appeared before him in dark vision.
Wait, who turned off the lights?
