Quadruple split.

Chapter 2777 The Secluded Labyrinth
A secluded labyrinth, a path to the end of reason.

"..."

The girl moved with difficulty, trudging through the same scenery step by step.

The maze walls remained unchanged.

Absolute silence, unchanging.

A heart rate that remains unchanged.

The scenery remains unchanged.

Numbness that remains unchanged.

The physical sensation remains unchanged.

My mood remains unchanged.

……Feeling?
[Are you kidding me? How could my feelings not change at all!]

Gu Xiaole, who almost stumbled and fell to the ground, suddenly raised her head, gritted her teeth, and slammed her head hard against the black wall of unknown material next to her, making a deafening 'thud', and at the same time felt a heart-wrenching pain.

At this point, the 'influence' that had been steadily eroding the girl's reason and mind quietly faded away. Completely lost in the middle of the maze, she suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing she had been going around in circles for a very, very long time—

Because the concept of time had become ambiguous, Gu Xiaole didn't know how long she had been spinning in place. She couldn't even judge the situation based on her newly recovered physical senses. The only thing she was sure of was that at this moment, she was almost swallowed up by a kind of emptiness, and was just a little bit away from being completely swallowed up by that omnipresent 'loss'.

She knew very well that, given that the Rice brothers hadn't forcibly awakened her and that her extraordinary 'blessing' was still shining brightly, not much time had passed in the real world.

One minute, half an hour, or an hour, but it can't possibly exceed three hours.

But at this moment, Gu Xiaole's consciousness, deep within the 'maze,' had already traversed a period of time that was almost impossible to quantify precisely—

Perhaps it will be a day.

Perhaps a week.

Perhaps a year.

perhaps……

Boom! ! !
With a muffled thud, Gu Xiaole, whose thoughts were abruptly interrupted, turned around and saw that Shi Hun was squatting on the ground, covering her head, her slender shoulders trembling. She looked a little pitiful, yet also a little cute.

"Pfft-"

The beautiful female Onmyoji smiled, then immediately dismissed those pointless guesses, jogged over to the shivering Oni Shrine Maiden, and asked cheerfully, "I thought you were so powerful, how come you're even slower to wake up than me?"

"Go to hell."

Samurai stood up unsteadily, glared fiercely at Gu Xiaole, then took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and continued walking forward, saying without turning his head, "Let's go, no time, it's a waste."

"Okay, okay, I didn't plan to stop anyway."

Gu Xiaole caught up with Shi Hun, gently took the other's small hand, which was as cold as her own when she was a child and could only be kept warm by a large thermos, and whispered, "As long as it's for Mo-chan, you're willing to walk with me no matter how long the journey is, right?"

"You're not even as good as that street singer."

Samurai glanced coldly at Gu Xiaole and said indifferently, "That woman can go find someone on her own; she doesn't need anyone to accompany her."

"Fine, then you don't need to come with me."

Gu Xiaole blinked, then quickened her pace and walked ahead. She turned to her other self and made a face, saying happily, "I can find him myself. Maybe I can find him faster if you don't hold me back."

The witch gripped Gu Xiaole's hand tightly, holding him in place, and said coldly, "I'm not going to stay with you. I'm going to find him. He... he's not happy. I can feel it."

"You don't think you're the only one who felt it, do you?"

Gu Xiaole lowered her eyes and said softly, "You should remember, right? I said it before, at least when it comes to my feelings for Mo-chan, I've never lost to you."

"..."

The servant spirit remained silent. After all, as Gu Xiaole's 'other side,' no one understood her feelings, which were exactly the same as her own, better than she did. This was a very irritating fact for her, because Gu Xiaole, as the original body, could no longer understand the pain and resentment that came with being associated with 'Sanshui Juexing Xing.' However, the servant spirit, who had just embraced the other's memories, understood and comprehended everything about Gu Xiaole.

This is not fair.

This is very unfair.

This is simply—

"I am willing to take back the fate that you were forced to bear for me."

As if reading Samurai Spirit's thoughts, Gu Xiaole breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him earnestly: "After Mo-chan is alright, if you're willing, I can release you, but as payment, you must..."

"Go to hell."

The servant interrupted Gu Xiaole coldly, saying with an icy expression, "For him, I am happy. I don't want anything from you. Right now, I am just doing what I want to do, including the thing I promised you before. It is also for my own enjoyment. I have no intention of making a deal with you."

"Tsk..."

Gu Xiaole clicked her tongue and sighed, "It seems you really did inherit the worst part of my personality."

“Gu, Xiao Le.”

Samurai stopped again, then took a deep breath: "Before returning to the game, I need to possess someone. Everything I have since I woken up today, you must give to me in the [Innocent Realm]."

"can."

Gu Xiaole smiled and agreed without hesitation: "I can guarantee that as long as I live, 'you' will only ever be 'you'."

"Ah."

Samurai gave a casual reply, then resumed his steps, and the next second he frowned slightly and asked, "Why didn't we say anything before?"

"Hey, I feel like you're getting more and more fluent! Is it because I've always been at an epic level outside the game that I've improved so quickly? Will you be able to speak normally in the game eventually too?"

Gu Xiaole clapped her hands excitedly, then scratched her cheek: "That's right, we were together from the beginning, so why didn't we talk before?"

"There's something wrong with this road."

As Samurai Spirits cautiously looked around, he said in a voice that was becoming increasingly fluent, "My last impression is that we seemed to hear something."

"sound……"

Gu Xiaole raised her hand to her forehead and said softly, "Now that you mention it, I think I was just..."

"arrive."

Samurai suddenly interrupted Gu Xiaole, saying softly, "Ahead is the next maze."

"Yeah, I feel it too."

Gu Xiaole nodded slightly, stood with Shi Hun at a seemingly ordinary intersection, and chuckled, "We're closer to him now."

"Stay vigilant."

Samurai grabbed Gu Xiaole's wrist and said seriously, "Let's go."

So, the two of them started walking at the same time, and then—

……

A secluded labyrinth, a path where compassion is severed.

"..."

The girl moved with difficulty, trudging through the same scenery step by step.

The maze walls remained unchanged.

Absolute silence, unchanging.

A heart rate that remains unchanged.

The scenery remains unchanged.

Numbness that remains unchanged.

The physical sensation remains unchanged.

Nothing has changed...

Snapped!
With a crisp slap, Gu Xiaole suddenly woke up, staring wide-eyed at the expressionless servant spirit just inches away, looking somewhat dazed.

"This time, I was one step ahead."

A faint smile seemed to appear on Samurai Spirits' lips as he continued walking forward, reminding them without turning his head: "Be careful, this time the sound... hasn't disappeared."

"A voice? This time?"

Gu Xiaole was startled again, and before she could react, she heard a soft sigh beside her ear—

[This is terrible…]

"Mo-chan! Mo-chan, it's you..."

It wasn't me...

"Eh?"

This isn't me, this isn't what I want to do.

"..."

It's a mess, a complete mess.

There's no reason why we have to stop, but we can't give up.

So tired, so very tired.

Was I too arrogant?

I just want to do my best...

This is not what I want, none of this is what I want.

[I don't want to take responsibility, I want to escape...]

I want to escape, I want to escape, I want to escape, I want to escape, I want to escape, I want to escape, I want to escape, I want to escape, I want to escape!

"Mo-chan!!!"

But no, we have to hold on no matter what.

You need to take good care of yourself, and you need to take good care of everyone else.

So tired...

【why? 】

Did I do something wrong?

I feel like an idiot.

I can't compromise, I'm so tired.

I don't want to take on this responsibility, I'm so tired.

Only I am sad.

Haha... It's just me...

[No, I am...I am...No...Mo Tan...Is that me?]

Am I... Mo Tan?

Why...do I have to work so hard?

I just wanted to...

Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I? Who am I?

"Mo-chan! You're Mo-chan! You're my favorite, my older sister..."

【Do not! 】

"Happy...de..."

I am Mo Tan.

I am Mo Tan.

【I am Mo Tan Mo Tan Mo Tan Mo Tan Mo Tan Mo Tan Mo Tan Mo Tan Mo Tan!!!】

"Go find him!"

With a grim expression, Samurai grabbed Gu Xiaole, who was stunned with fright, and shouted, "Go! Go in the direction where the sound is clear!"

"Mo-chan, he..."

"Hurry! Let's go find him!"

……

at the same time
A secluded labyrinth, a path to stripping away desire.

【…】

"White shadows against black walls, ghostly figures lurking."

【…】

"A song of blood and sacrifice, its melody resounds with unanimous praise."

【…】

If you cover your ears to offer advice, where will it resonate?

【…】

"Without sorrow or joy, without ripples or waves, the stars sink, and you and I are together!"

【…】

"The moonlight flickers and trembles, as if drunk and drowning in the Milky Way!"

【…】

Hey~!

【…】

"Really."

Since entering the maze, she had been enveloped by a cold, heartless, and indifferent silence, yet she continued to sing at her own pace, letting the decadent music resound throughout the maze, leading her to an increasingly cold, heartless, and indifferent 'shortcut'. For the first time, Xueyin deliberately stopped singing and chuckled, "You've already heard it, haven't you?"

【…】

"Actually, you already heard it, didn't you?"

【…】

"You just don't want to talk to me, or you're completely ignoring me, right?"

【…】

"Silence won't help; they know, and you can hear them."

【…】

"I've always been able to sense Tan's presence."

【…】

"How about we reward them a little? Considering they chased us all the way here, let me see, okay? Let me find you, okay?"

【…】

"Sigh, what a heartless man."

【…】

"Hey! I think I used the word 'heartless' really well just now!"

【…】

"It perfectly captures the current atmosphere, doesn't it? Should I write a song? A duet?"

【…】

"Tan! I admit you look really cool right now, but if this continues, it's going to be sooooo hard for me to find someone!"

【…】

You should know how to cherish and treat women with respect!

【…】

"Hmph, in that case, don't blame me for unleashing my ultimate move!"

【…】

"Speaking of which, haven't you heard Xueyin's high notes yet?"

【…】

"Hehe, I don't mean the Sword Immortal type, I mean Xueyin's 'real' high notes!"

【…】

"Not saying anything? Pretending to be an expert?"

【…】

"Well, Xueyin... ah, Xueyin doesn't seem to have her own high-pitched song yet!"

【…】

"That's terrible! You'll write this after you're sent out!"

【…】

"There's no other way, since that's the case—"

【…】

Доммойдостроен, (The house is finished)

【…】

Ноявнемодин. (I am all alone inside.)
【…】

Хлопнулдверьзаспиной (The door slammed shut behind me)

【…】

Ветеросеннийстучитсявокно, (The autumn wind is knocking on the window)

【…】

Плачетопятьнадомной. (Weeping for me.)

【…】

Ночьюгроза,Анаутротуман. (Thunder rumbles at night, morning mist hangs heavy.)

【…】

Солнцеостылосовсем. (The sunlight has become completely cold.)

【…】

ДавниеболиИдутчередой. (A long-standing pain followed one after another.)

【…】

Пустьсобираютсявсе. (Let everyone get ready.)

【…】

"Uuh aaah aaaah, Uuuh aaah aaaah!!!!!"

【…】

"Uuh aaah aaaah!!! Uuuh aaah aaaah!!!"

【Quarrel.】

"Uuh aaah aaaah!!!!!!!!!"

Click!

The next instant, accompanied by Xueyin's hysterical, almost life-threatening high notes rising wave after wave, the 'maze' centered on her began to tremble, collapse, crack, crumble, and rebuild.

A one-way street, composed of something that looked 'faded', with only one straight path, appeared before Xueyin.

"Hehe~"

The girl laughed happily, then stepped lightly onto this path—

……

The secluded labyrinth, the path of corrupting spirits and sins, its end.
"Hi hi hi hi!"

With a happy expression, Xueyin skipped and hopped into the chaotic and ambiguous cage, so cold it could almost freeze one's soul. She waved vigorously at the tall figure sitting in the middle of the cage, flipping through a wordless book: "I found you, Tan!"

"..."

Are you happy to see me?

"..."

"Even in this situation, you still won't talk to me? That's so cool!"

"..."

"anyway!"

"..."

"It's so...cold...here...tan..."

Bah!
As Xueyin fell heavily to the ground, the 'protection' on her body shone brightly, forcibly pulling her away from the eerie birdcage.

Until silence returned, the man sitting in the high-backed chair in the center of the cage, flipping through a book, did not raise an eyebrow even for a moment.

His gaze did not waver in the slightest.

"..."

Chapter 2768: The End

The final song in this chapter is "Opera No. 2" (Russian: Опера№2), a Russian song released in 2000 by Russian singer Vitas, which was his signature work when he was 18 years old.

P.S.: Yes, I went to Vitas's concert last Sunday.