this infinite world

——Reminiscing boring things.

Thinking of how he had just been resurrected and saw Tom kneeling on the ground with serious injuries, tears streaming down his nose, and Luo Gan, who was barely alive after the black mud had dispersed, the clone Zheng Zha let out a tiny cry from his nostrils. Snorted coldly.

The Holy Grail, which has been contaminated by the evil of this world, should not be able to fulfill the wish of the holder. Even if it can be realized, it will be done in a twisted way... For example, if a person prays for "world peace", then This contaminated Holy Grail is likely to spew out infinite black mud and flood the world, killing all humans in the world in order to achieve an eternally peaceful "death" world.

So, why was Tom, who was desperate at that time, able to successfully resurrect the dead clone Zheng Zha?

The answer to this question cannot be answered even by Tom who made a wish and Zheng Zha, the clone who was reborn from death... But compared to "the Lord God played a role in it" or "in the strong prayer "It triggered a miracle one in a billion." The clone Zheng Zha was more willing to answer with his own explanation.

"The malice of a mere world is less than the slightest bit of my will and pain. Even if it is ten times more, it will only turn into the fuel of my hostility and be swallowed up by me."

This was the answer given by the clone Zheng Zha, and these extremely domineering words certainly gained the admiring eyes of Tom and Luo Gandao.

But as the person who said these words, the clone Zheng Zha clearly knows that his will is not that strong. During the period when he was just resurrected, both the light of his soul and his physical condition were at their weakest. The black mud almost swallowed him whole... and it was Tom's desperate shout that restored his consciousness.

"We can't die in a place like this. We are only one step away from success, and only one step away from resurrecting the captain and the others... We must not fall here!"

As if echoing this sentence, what appeared next was the mighty green light that suddenly flashed in the dark world. This green and distant light guided the way forward for the clone Zheng Zha, allowing Zheng Zha to move forward. He successfully walked out of the darkness and returned to the world of the living alive...and what follows is the story of the Demon Team.

In the completely occupied world of Middle-earth, he fights with the last human emperor Aragorn against the demon king Sauron, and on the earth ruled by the Decepticons, where the human race is about to be exterminated, he contends with billions of Transformers; and In "Independence Day", faced with an overwhelming alien flying saucer, the enemy's mothership is captured by thousands of troops...

Although the task of "defeating the whole world by oneself" seems a bit too much, the Demon Team, which was on the verge of destruction after Resident Evil 2, passed through world after world, grew up again, and even became stronger than before. To be strong.

Tom, Luo Gandao, Chu Xuan, Feng Luo, and other team members who joined later. Although he always says "boring", and even thinking about those past memories is still a little embarrassing, the clone Zheng Zha doesn't hate this feeling of being resurrected and trusted by others...

"You have a nice expression."

Suddenly, a voice sounded in the ear of the clone Zheng Zha, making him suddenly startled. When he looked back, he saw that Tom and Luo Gandao were still doing their own things, but Yi Qi, who had just looked up at the sky, was sitting next to him at some point.

"……snort."

Suppressing the smile that was also slightly raised at the corner of his mouth, the clone Zheng Zha once again put on his usual cold look and said coldly: "What's the matter?"

"Nothing." Yi Qi shook his head, and at the same time took something out of his arms and handed out a cucumber that was still stained with some soil: "Want to try it?"

——So, why cucumber?

Looking at Yi Qi who was chewing something and holding out the cucumber to him without any sense of nervousness, the corners of the clone Zheng Zha's mouth twitched slightly... I always felt that I was tired ten times more during this period than before. more than.

——Since joining the Devils, Yi Qi has always been a mysterious being.

Needless to say those who are unable to detect Yi Qi's existence, in the eyes of Tom, the clone Zheng Zha, and the clone Chu Xuan, this mysterious guy shows off his extraordinary qualities almost all the time. Not only does the enemy His presence seemed to be completely ignored during the battle, and even ranged attacks seemed to bypass him consciously... It was as if he had some special power that allowed him to maintain his strength in even the most chaotic battles. A "safe zone".

After the mission ended and he returned to the main god's space, Yi Qi's mystery did not diminish. He would stay in his room most of the time... Although the clone Zheng Zha did not often enter Yi Qi's room, he could still get a glimpse of what was going on in the room through the occasional opening of the door. To his surprise, Yiqi cleverly transformed the living space into a farmland-like area where a variety of crops were grown.

These vegetables and fruits are the main source of Yi Qi's daily diet, and they are all the fruits of his own cultivation... He often distributes these crops to three people, but except for the clone Chu Xuan who welcomes all comers, Tom just Occasionally accept the other party's kindness, but the clone Zheng Zha has always been indifferent to this.

——Today is cucumber. I don’t know why this mysterious guy likes growing vegetables so much. Obviously, as long as you spend some reward points, you can exchange for anything in the main god space...

Looking at the cucumber that was still stained with dirt and almost touching his face, the corners of the clone Zheng Zha's eyes twitched slightly, but a certain impulse surging in his heart made him not refuse this time and chose to accept the other party's kindness. own hands.

The moment he took the cucumber, the black flames immediately ignited, burning all the skin in the blink of an eye without damaging the inside... And looking at the green flesh, the clone Zheng Zha glanced at the one in Yi Qi's hand. I took one look at the same cucumber and took a bite.

——Well, it tastes pretty good. It’s indeed better than the food exchanged in the Lord God’s Space, and the colors are even brighter. No wonder Chu Xuan accepts it every time...

Feeling the crisp taste in his mouth, before the clone Zheng Zha could say anything, he heard Yi Qi beside him leisurely say: "Having the courage to face one's own heart is a sign of progress."

"……what?"

Facing Yi Qi's words that came out of nowhere, the clone Zheng Zha suddenly turned his head, but the other person's eyes were not on him at all, but looking at the sky, as if looking out of the world. Something: "You must have felt it, right? Your body has awakened the light of the soul and officially entered the fourth-level intermediate level. It is only one step away from your current state."

He did not deny Yi Qi's words, nor was he surprised at how the other party knew about it, because the fact was just as the other party said... Since a few days ago, the strongest player in the Demon Team had sensed a so-called "fate". Appearing on his body, he also knew that the day of the final battle was not far away.

"So what? He will only be inferior to me for the rest of his life."

With a cold tone, the clone Zheng Zha bit off half of the cucumber in his hand: "My current gene lock level is still one level higher than his. He was defeated in my hands in Resident Evil 2, and next time The corresponding ending will not change in any way..."

"Do you believe in gravity?"

"...Gravity?" Yi Qi suddenly asked a question without a clue, which made the clone Zheng Zha stunned for a moment, but he soon thought of the light of the soul after he broke through to the fourth level of advanced level. Variation: "You mean..."

Yi Qi didn't speak, he just stretched out his palm. The next moment, Zheng Zha, the clone sitting next to him, felt an extremely powerful gravitational source, as if it were a real star, being generated in Yi Qi's hands. It's as if there is a leak in the opponent's hand that sucks everything in, and it is pulling everything around endlessly. Not only the air, dust, but even the light cast by the sun on the horizon cannot escape. It seems to suck everything in, Compression, turned into the most basic origin...

"Snapped!"

Just as the clone Zheng Zha opened his eyes wide, wishing to use his subtle power to the extreme and use everything to see clearly the creation in Yi Qi's hand, there was an explosion in the air, which distorted the gravitational source of the space. Suddenly disappeared like a bubble... What followed was Tom's worried cry coming from the chain of soul.

"Captain, are you okay?"

"I……"

Just when the clone Zheng Zha waved his hand to indicate that nothing happened to him, he found that his voice was hoarse and his whole body was covered in sweat, as if he had just fought a deadly battle with the enemy.

"The miniature black hole formed by the collapse of matter is just an superficial thing, but it must have some inspiration for you."

Under the shocked gaze of the clone Zheng Zha, Yi Qi just clapped his hands, as if the scene that shattered the clone Zheng Zha's perspective just now was just an illusion in his dream: "There is something between the stars and the stars." Connection is something called 'gravity'; and every unique human being is also a star shining in the universe."

"The connection between people is also a kind of gravitational force... Sometimes, this gravitational force is even heavier and more powerful than the gravitational force between stars."

Although it was very similar to the so-called radio wave speech, Yi Qi still continued: "Some people are the sun, and the light they emit will spontaneously attract the stars in the universe, shrouding them in their own brilliance, and making them surround them. Rotate with yourself.”

"Are you talking about my true body?" Although the words were a bit confusing, this time, the clone Zheng Zha instantly understood what Yi Qi wanted to express: "He is the sun, leading his team members forward... …”

Yi Qi nodded, then stood up and looked at the entrance of the valley.

——And there were the remaining members of Team Devil who had returned from searching for the Buddha statue.

The first thing that blew by like a breeze was a "girl" wearing a cheongsam. As soon as she entered the valley, she came close to Luo Gandao and greeted him... But even though she was standing there, there was something about her that An ethereal and formless feeling of nothingness, as formless and formless as the flowing wind.

The "Wind God" from the Beiyanzhou team, as for her real name, was abandoned the moment she entered the main god space. The exchange was for the two martial arts skills of "Wind God Legs" and "Innate Phaseless Finger Sword". He had also previously exchanged for the Wind God Amulet from the world of "Mortal Kombat" and became the incarnation of the wind element.

The appearance of the young man named Feng Luo has not changed much from before, but data energy composed of countless "0"s and "1s" is constantly flowing out of his body, and the information light flow composed of it even appears. It was a digital dragon shadow, floating behind him like a double.

In Feng Luo's hand, he held a "White Book" with a beautifully carved hollow mask on the cover, like a work of art. This magic prop from "NieR Artificial Life" records the intelligence magic based on the language of angels. It is also the core of the magic furnace that continuously releases energy.

With the help of this item, Feng Luo can no longer only use digital MP to release various learned skills, but can freely convert physical material energy and virtual intelligence data into each other, making up for his greatest weakness. weakness.

At the end of the team were the clone Chu Xuan and his creation Zhang Xiaoxue.

This girl's expression was indifferent, and her appearance was quite similar to Setsuna...or the female form that Chu Xuan changed in Resident Evil 2. Several mechanical flying swords with a rather technological appearance were suspended behind her. They were the creations of the clone Chu Xuan. They used mechanical and electronic technology to simulate cultivation equipment. She exchanged them for the "Migratory Bird Heart Core" from the world of "Feng Shen Ji". "Driven by the released pole energy.

"what happened?"

Sensing the gaze of the clone Zheng Zha, there was not much change compared to before... In other words, the clone Chu Xuan, who had always been dressed similarly, pushed up his glasses and looked at the other person with his emotionless eyes: "what's going on?"

"No, it's nothing..."

After casually answering the clone Chu Xuan, the clone Zheng Zha looked back at Yi Qi with complicated eyes: "Is this what you want to tell me? Like my original body, there is also..."

"——Some people are black holes. Although they do not emit light themselves, they can still attract stars from the outside and make them indulge in their own gravitational field."

Yi Qi nodded and said: "There are always stories between people, and everything you experience is a story that is unique to you."

"When this is over, I'll take you to meet someone."

"……Why?"

At this moment, the clone Zheng Zha's eyes became more complicated: "You have always been a bystander who did nothing, but your behavior just now..."

Halfway through, the clone Zheng Zha himself didn't know what he was going to ask...Who are you? What is your purpose? Why should you show me the way forward? These questions are not suitable to ask at this moment, because if the other party wants to answer, I am afraid that they would have said it a long time ago.

"I cannot change the cause and effect, nor can I actively change the ending of the story. But the 'destined' encounter will eventually happen even in a new era that does not belong to the original world, or in a story that is cut off."

As if he knew what the clone Zheng Zha wanted to ask, Yi Qi smiled faintly, and there seemed to be stars twinkling in his eyes.

"After all, whether it's the person I'm going to take you to meet, or another 'me..."

"They are all so-called 'outsiders'." (End of chapter)