Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 828 Is this paradise? No, it's Candlelight Island.
She could only watch her parents busy themselves and their tired faces.

And I have always been a burden to them.

Therefore, before virtual reality technology existed, her biggest wish was to help her parents.

Fortunately, she succeeded. With her talent, she earned some money, which helped ease the burden on her family. That was the happiest time of her life.

However, after successfully achieving her goal, Wowo suddenly felt lost, unsure of what else she could do.

Just then, virtual reality technology emerged, and numerous games sprang up like mushrooms after rain, claiming that one could obtain another body and have a second life in the game world.

Wowo was very excited; this was fantastic news for her.

However, the technology of many virtual reality games is not yet mature, and Wowo often experiences some discomfort.

She came across the game "Spirit Candle" in a discussion in a player group and was lucky enough to get a chance to play it.

The game's realism surprised her; she felt as if it had given her a completely new body, without any discomfort or pain.

Although the game has some scary and bizarre elements, these are completely insignificant compared to the benefits it brings to Wowo.

Thus, this game became an important part of WoWo's life.

After acquiring a new body in the game, Wowo began to ponder the meaning of her life.

What does she want to do?

After He helped a player by chance, she learned the answer to the question.

She wants to help more players and do her best to help them understand the game.

She enjoys the feeling of helping others and being needed by them.

then.

Snail started waiting at the same spot every day for players who needed help. Watching them come and go, and seeing their enlightened expressions after she answered their questions, Snail felt a sense of purpose in her existence.

This game is virtual.

But the help she provides to players is genuine.

Unfortunately, her body didn't give her much time to experience these things.

As time went on, her body grew weaker and weaker, and now she is almost completely paralyzed, has difficulty breathing, and has to exert all her strength to speak.

Not long ago, she was on the verge of death several times due to organ failure, which is why she was absent from Candlelight Island.

But Wowo didn't feel too much regret.

After listening to Wowo's self-narration.

Everyone fell silent, some players' eyes reddened, and they felt a lump in their throats.

Players who had previously received help from Wowo were particularly distressed.

"Thank you, Sister Wowo."

"If it weren't for Sister Wowo, I wouldn't even know where to level up..."

"Damn it, how could this happen all of a sudden? This is fucking awful..."

Even the toughest men couldn't help but curse and wipe away tears at the same time.

However, people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

A player unaware of the situation became furious upon seeing the area completely blocked. He had just been killed by the dungeon boss more than ten times and was already in a bad mood.

"Fine, get out of the way!"

"Can't you go around? Sister Wowo is saying goodbye to everyone!" one player frowned and angrily rebuked.

"Farewell? What farewell? Even if you're going to die, go die somewhere else. What are you doing, acting like a big shot and blocking the way? Do you think you have any influence? You're shameless..."

Hear this.

The other players who had initially ignored him suddenly turned around, and countless cold gazes were cast at him.

Along with that came a loud shout.

"fuck your mother!"

Mangzi suddenly erupted, his whole body surging with battle fire, ready to punch him to death; he had never been so angry before.

But WoWo had already sensed something was wrong, so she quickly stepped forward to pull the other person away, shook her head with a smile, apologized to that player, and stopped the other players.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to say goodbye to everyone. I've taken up your time."

The player realized he had said something very wrong when he saw the cold looks from the other players.

Hearing Wowo's words now, he felt even more guilty and remorseful. After whispering an apology, he left without saying another word.

But the other players weren't going to let him off the hook. Some players silently memorized his ID, planning to deal with him properly later.

After glancing at the system notification from the helmet, Wowo knew it was time to go.

"Thank you everyone for coming to see me off. I'm so happy and content. Thank you so much..."

"But I have to go now..."

After saying that, Wowo looked down at the little snail that was tightly clutching her finger and spoke softly.

"Little Snail, Snail is leaving."

"Don't cry, be happy every day like before..."

Wowo patted her little head.

Then, she raised her head, took one last look at Candlelight Island, then at the players around her, and smiled, as if she wanted to remember this moment forever.

The next moment, her candle spirit body began to melt rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, she disappeared from everyone's sight.

"don't want……"

Little Snail's little hands suddenly grasped at empty air. She froze for a moment, then burst into tears...

……

In Wowo's home.

The mother, her eyes red-rimmed, took off her helmet, and the doctor in the white coat left the room.

Her father remained silent as always, his clothes reeking of smoke but he didn't smoke, and he kept moving his arms for her.

It seems they thought that doing this would allow their daughter to spend more time with them.

Her once free-moving body was gone, replaced by a heaviness and pain that clung to her like a bone-deep sore, but Wowo had long since gotten used to it.

She turned her eyes, looking at her mother and then at her father beside her.

She took a deep breath and then managed to utter her last sound.

"Dad...Mom..."

"I love you all……"

"Don't... be sad for me..."

"You must...take good care of yourself..."

"Be...happy..."

Her voice was intermittent and faint, like a candle flickering in the wind.

But the father and mother heard it all clearly.

Soon after, she closed her heavy eyes and fell into the boundless darkness.

Her parents' cries echoed in the ward, but she couldn't hear them anymore.

A faint blue glint flashed across her forehead...

……

WoWo felt her consciousness enter an endless darkness, where she could not see anything and had no sense of anything.

But she can still think.

After a moment of surprise, she felt a sense of panic.

Is this what the state after death is like?

Isn't it said that you don't know anything after you die?

Why am I still able to think?
Am I destined to live like this forever?

Loneliness... is terrifying...

no, do not want!
She wanted to shout, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make a sound.

Just then, a familiar azure blue suddenly appeared in her vision.

This made her slightly stunned.

Is this the light of a spirit candle?
But soon, she shook her head with amusement. It seemed she was really obsessed with the game. Even if it was a fire, it could only be a light leading to heaven or hell, or the Yama's palace.

But... whatever it is.

As long as I don't stay in this kind of place forever!

With this in mind, Wowo began to strive towards that tiny bit of blue sky, with unwavering determination.

It seems to be a response to her idea.

That patch of azure blue began to expand continuously until… …

"what!"

As if waking from a nightmare, Wowo subconsciously sat up. What came into view was the familiar stone walls and decorations on the upper level of Candlefire Island, and... that conspicuous large spirit candle.

And there was the Candlekeeper, who looked incredibly familiar to her.

"Is this... heaven?"

"But why does it resemble a candlelit hall?"

Wowo felt a moment of disorientation.

"Because this is Candlelight Island."

Roger tossed a piece of dried fruit into his mouth, not letting her watch him eat, and tossed her a bag of the same fruit as well.

Wowo subconsciously took it, feeling the weight in her hand and the sensation under her skin, still not quite recovered.

However, she was still quick-witted.

After all, she couldn't go out much, so she could only watch various movies and TV series and read novels, which naturally included elements of time travel and rebirth.

Could it be that……

A bold guess couldn't help but pop into WoWo's mind.

"Spirit Candle...Candlefire Island...is actually real?!"

"This...this...this..."

Startled, Wowo was speechless and gesticulated wildly. Suddenly, she became anxious to verify everything and, in her haste, she actually reached down to Roger's waist, who was still eating dried fruit.

This is something even Bruce Lee would have to hide from.

Roger was startled and instinctively bent over.

But he quickly realized what was happening and managed to immobilize the other person.

"calm down."

"...I understand how you feel right now, but can't you have any basic manners? Where are you touching?"

Roger was truly speechless.

He went to great lengths to get her here; if it weren't for her own efforts, he wouldn't even have had the authority to do so.

But to his surprise, the girl gave him a hard time as soon as she arrived.

In order to answer the other party's questions and to save time.

Rogge directly infused some basic memories into her Candle Spirit body before lifting the restrictions on her body.

After processing this information, Wowo finally realized that... Candlelight Island actually exists!

It's another world, not a game!
Good heavens! Those players who were being mocked by other players on the forum actually predicted it correctly!

"God..."

WoWo's worldview and spirit were instantly and violently shattered, only to be quickly reconstructed.

"Great!"

"I don't have to die! I'm still healthy, and I can even tell other people the news. They'll be terrified..."

"and many more……"

At this point, Wowo suddenly stopped, realizing something, and looked at Roger beside her.

"This is something we can't talk about... right?"

Wowo was indeed very happy, but she was also very clever.

Since the Spirit Candle World truly exists, and Rogge also truly exists, if he wanted to reveal the truth, he probably would have already done so long ago.

“Of course not.” Roger shook his head.

"To maintain everyone's understanding of the game? Is this good for Spirit Candle?" WoWo wondered.

"Very clever." Roger chuckled. He was quite happy to finally meet a true fellow countryman who was also quite easy to get along with.

“Alright.” Wowo sighed, then asked the question that concerned her most: “Why did you help me and bring me here? Won’t this affect Candlelight Island?”

The memories Roger gave her didn't reveal everything; they only explained the origins of the Candle Games and the basics of the Candle World. Therefore, she didn't understand Roger's purpose.

"It will definitely have an impact, and there are considerable risks involved... So, do you want to go back?"

"Of course I'm thinking about it... Your world is so dangerous..."

"..."

"Will I be able to be resurrected after I go back?"

"No, your soul will perish directly, and there will be no vessel for your soul over there."

"My parents' side..."

"There's no way around it. I can do it, but I can't allow it. I hope you can understand. However, there might be hope in the future."

"Okay... this is fine too, otherwise they would definitely come looking for me at the Spirit Candle. This game is too scary, and my mom is easily frightened..."

"What if other players see me?"

"Don't worry, that's the next thing to do..."

"..."

Wowo asked many questions, and Roger answered them all patiently.

This girl is of good character and not stupid. Even if it's just because he's taken care of Xiaoluo for so long, he should still take the time to answer her questions instead of just giving her a perfunctory answer.

After understanding her current situation, Wowo showed amazing adaptability.

Then, as if she had just thought of something, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Since you, the Candlekeeper, are real, then... Little Snail is real too?!"

Snail was pleased to realize this.

She adored Little Snail, and now that she was on the real Candlelight Island, she could tell Little Snail about her situation so that she wouldn't be so sad.

"Yes."

Roger nodded.

He brought Wowo's soul here partly out of his own compassion, but also because of Xiaoluo.

However, it is still very difficult to directly obtain ownership of a soul in the real world.

Since it was his first time doing something like this, Roger wasn't sure if he could do it, so he didn't dare to make any promises to Xiaoluo.

Otherwise, failing to keep the promise will only make Xiaoluo more heartbroken.

So the little guy doesn't know about Wowo's situation yet, and is still crying and rubbing his eyes sadly.

"Great! Where is she? I'll go find her right away!"

Wowo couldn't wait and wanted to leave as soon as she finished speaking.

"Wait a minute."

Roger called out to her helplessly.

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry yet."

"You have plenty of time ahead of you."

"Let me explain the arrangements I've made for you. Your body was sculpted by me bit by bit... so you have to pay rent."

Roger calmly rubbed his index finger and thumb together, it was unclear whether he was indicating the rent or something else.

Then, with a thought, some information entered WoWo's mind.

Wowo was stunned for a moment.

Sculpt it little by little...

Thinking of this, she subconsciously covered her chest, her face slightly flushed.

"This...this arrangement, I have no problem with it, I...I'm leaving."

Wowo felt her face burning and walked away with her head down.

Seeing this, Roger snorted inwardly, having successfully carried out his revenge.

"Wait a minute."

"You're going the wrong way. Little Snail is on the other side."

Upon hearing this, WoWo paused, silently turned around, and then jogged to the other side with her head down.

What's there to be ashamed of? You're not the only one who wants to turn your car lights up to the maximum...

Seeing this, Roger shook his head with amusement.

After a moment, the smile on his face gradually faded, and he looked at the frozen starry sky above, somewhat lost in thought...

(End of this chapter)