This assassin is upright

Chapter 251 This time, it’s secured! (Monthly ticket requested!)
"Do you remember what Kraisos called us when he saw us twice?"

"You mean..." Yu Zhu looked thoughtful, "Remnants?"

"Yes." Yu Zhun nodded. "Although this is a misunderstanding on the other side, it reminds us that on the day when the Eclipse Tower collapsed, not all the people in the seven cities may have disappeared together."

"After all, the ones who disappeared in the rumors were just the 'believers', and there may be people who are not 'believers' among the residents of the seven cities."

"They may know the reason why the Eclipse Tower collapsed, or even know how to go back to the day when the Eclipse Tower collapsed."

Yu Zhu couldn't help but nod his head when he heard this, with some agreement in his heart.

Indeed, at present, the way to pass this copy called [Tower of Eclipse] should be to go back to the day when the Tower of Eclipse collapsed and prevent it from collapsing.

But there is a key issue here, that is, they must know why the Eclipse Tower collapsed in order to solve the problem completely.

If we go back to that day to look for the cause, it may be too late. Therefore, if we can find out the cause of the collapse of the Lunar Eclipse Tower before returning to the day when the Lunar Eclipse Tower collapsed, it will undoubtedly be more efficient.

After all, we only understand why many problems happen after they occur.

Normally, even if the cause is found after the incident, everything is irreversible, but the chessboard of time gave Yu Zhun and the other man a chance to turn things around.

"The nearest city ruins are not far away." Yu Zhun pointed in a certain direction, "Let's go."

"Okay." Yu Zhu quickly followed Yu Zhun. Suddenly he thought of something and couldn't help but mutter something in a low voice.

“I don’t know how the players on other servers are progressing.”
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In the endless sand dunes, three figures were walking cautiously among the crescent-shaped dunes. One of the younger brothers, who was half a body length behind, hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but speak.

"Boss Lu Wen, something seems to be wrong..."

"We have been walking here for a long time. There is nothing strange and there is no one else."

"What exactly does this copy want us to do?"

Lu Wen touched his chin and looked back at his younger brother behind him.

One of them was Milo, whom he had met unexpectedly before, and the other one who just spoke was named Otto, whom he met on the way later.

"You guys also realized something was wrong?" Lu Wen frowned and spoke slowly, "Me too."

"According to our previous speculation, the rule of this copy is that every step you take will lead you to a new map."

"But there will be a very big problem." He stopped suddenly and pointed at the desert under his feet. "Every time we enter a map, we can only stand there and cannot move."

"Because of the action, you will enter a new map."

"This sounds illogical."

Milo and Otto looked at each other, and the former couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that our initial guess was wrong?"

"I think it's possible, but I can't think of another explanation for the sudden disappearance." Lu Wen pinched his chin, "Based on my perception, the environment is indeed completely different with every step I take."

Although he mostly made jokes when he was with Yu Zhun and others, in fact, as the most talented player on server 39393, Lu Wen also had certain strength in dungeon strategies.

It is precisely because of the ultimate perception ability brought by the [Mind Field] that Lu Wen is able to detect sudden changes in the environment in the first place and make the decision to teleport every time he takes a step.

And now, he felt that he had vaguely grasped something, but there was a hazy veil between him and the truth.

"It is indeed difficult." Otto also frowned. "The first-level dungeons rarely involve such an elusive force as space. The occasional appearance of a teleportation formation is already the limit."

After saying this, he couldn't help but sigh, "This kind of change in time and space is indeed more unpredictable than a normal raid copy."

"Wait..." Lu Wen looked at Otto suddenly, frowning, "Repeat the last sentence you just said."

Otto was stunned. "It's more than a normal raid copy..."

"No, the previous sentence."

"This kind of change in time and space?"

"Yes, that's it!" Lu Wen's voice suddenly rose, and it was as if a flash of lightning flashed through his mind. The truth that was hazy and vague before quickly became clear in his mind.

Space and time is a noun that has existed since ancient times. Another word with the same meaning is universe.

The four directions above and below are the universe, and the past and present are the universe.

Generally speaking, this word is more used to refer to space, but strictly speaking, space is only half of space-time.

The other half of time and space is time, which is more difficult to understand and figure out!

After changing his perspective and re-analyzing everything he had encountered since entering the copy, a bold idea emerged in Lu Wen's mind.

Every step changes time, not space.

There is only one map from beginning to end!
Realizing this, Lu Wen pointed to a sand dune not far away and said, "You two listen to me..."

He roughly described his thoughts and judgments, and showed a somewhat smug look amid the astonished expressions of Milo and Otto.

"Although we wasted a lot of time before, I believe that the raiders on other servers will not be much better than us."

"According to my previous guess, the other missing teammates are at a different time point from us. Searching for them is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"So, the three of us will continue our strategy according to the method I just told you to judge the movement of the sand dunes."

"Yes!" x2
Milo and Otto spoke in unison, their eyes full of confidence.

"We must win this special copy!"
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In another desert, a group of people silently watched Croesus, who was wearing a black robe and walking away step by step. After a long time, one of them spoke with some difficulty.

"Lord Hermod, is there something in this copy that can erase memories?"

Hermod did not say anything after hearing this. He just stared at Croesus' back quietly until his figure was completely covered by the wind and sand.

This was his second time meeting Croesus. During the two encounters, he found many teammates one after another, and now he has gathered eight members of the strategy team again.

They thought everything was going according to their reasoning, but the second time they met Croesus's location and his reaction, cast a new veil of mystery over everything.

After a moment's silence, Hermod spoke slowly.

"Creos' memory was not wiped."

"You should remember that when we last parted with Croesus, he went in the opposite direction from us."

"It stands to reason that we will not meet each other again unless Croesus separates from us and walks backwards."

"How is it possible for a person to walk backwards?" one of the team members couldn't help but ask.

"Yes..." Hermod's eyes were full of meaning, "People can't go backwards, but time can."

time?

Everyone was shocked, with a hint of shock and realization in their eyes.

No wonder Croesus acted so strange to them.

If the second encounter with Croesus was in a more "past" time compared to the first, then both his current position and his reaction after the encounter would make sense.

and many more…

If time could be changed...

Everyone's expressions changed slightly.

"Your guess is correct." Hermod took a deep breath, "Our previous guess was wrong."

"There is no space teleportation here, only changes in time."

"But..." Hermod paused, comparing the two encounters with Croesus, a hint of meaning appeared in his eyes, "We should be close to the end of the Dune of Sighs."

After he finished speaking, Hermod quickly made new arrangements, and then led his teammates through the sand dunes along a strange route.

After a moment, everyone took a step forward at the same time, and what appeared around them was no longer sand dunes, but a lush jungle.

At the same time, a line of small words appeared in front of them.

[Quiet Ruins] "This... sand dune turned into an oasis in an instant."

"Oh my god, he actually came out."

"I didn't expect the first level's strategy to be like this..."

"... "

Listening to the exclamations of his teammates, Hermod picked up a piece of stone from the ground and carved a scratch on it, with a smile in his eyes.

His progress shouldn't be too slow, right?
"Are you ready? We are going to take the next step."

In a lush forest, Udyr spoke in a deep voice, looking at a white-haired figure beside him with a worried look.

Noticing Udyr's gaze, the other party smiled slightly, raised his head and looked at Udyr calmly. His old face had a youthful aura that did not match his appearance. "Udyr, don't worry."

"We have all prepared the [Life-Replacing Stones]. As long as the entire army is not wiped out, there won't be too much loss."

"Let me accompany you for this last leg."

Hearing this, the other teammates were silent.

assimilation.

At first they did not pay attention to this ability of the [Time Beast], but as they crossed the time grid, the horror of assimilation began to emerge.

One by one, the teammates died of old age while moving forward, and the pain that was completely unrelieved was truly excruciating.

In a short period of time, five teammates were eliminated because of this.

And now, it seems that the sixth place is not far away.

Udyr's eyes trembled a little, but soon turned firm, and without any hesitation, she raised her foot and took the next step.

The rest of the teammates followed closely behind.

The next moment, a scream was heard.

"Marcel!"

Amid the exclamations, the old man with white hair and beard smiled encouragingly, then turned into a streak of white light and disappeared, leaving only his equipment and props.

"Keep it for him." Udyr said in a deep voice, while drawing his bow and drawing an arrow, pointing it at the [Time Beast] that was roaring and rushing towards him not far away.

Everyone looked stern. One of the support players was responsible for collecting the items left by Marcel. The ranged players in the team followed Udyr and attacked. The ruthless firepower instantly covered all the opponents who came.

Soon, countless [Time Beasts] exploded with howls, and their assimilation ability once again affected the three teammates.

When the battle came to an end, everyone couldn't help but look at the three people who were assimilated.

In the time chessboard where one cannot move freely, ranged players are the main force against the [Time Beasts], and all melee players can do is to protect the ranged players.

Most of the teammates who were eliminated by assimilation were melee fighters.

This time, it is no exception.

"Don't look at us like that." Feeling the loss and sadness in his companions' eyes, one of the assimilated assassin teammates chuckled.

"I don't think the three of us can go far."

"But you have to take our share and go on!"

“I will.” Udyr took a deep breath and clenched his fists tightly. “Keep moving forward.”

After saying that, she took the lead again to take the next step.

She was well aware that every step she took would push her assimilated teammates toward death.

But she also knew that this was a fight against time and she must not let down the efforts and sacrifices of any of her teammates.

"tread--"

A group of teammates followed closely behind, entering a new time.

Looking around in surprise, one of the teammates couldn't help but ask curiously, "This time... there doesn't seem to be a [Time Beast]?"

Hearing this, the other teammates began to speculate.

"Maybe that was the last wave?"

"Indeed, the number of people just now was a bit outrageous."

"So are we almost through the second level?"

"... "

Listening to the whispers of his teammates around him, Udyr raised his head, looked at the full moon in the sky that had a piece missing from it, and murmured softly.

"got windy."
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"Hey!!!"

"anyone there!!!"

"Anyone is fine, come here!!!"

In the endless sand dunes, a figure walked through the wind and sand, with his hands cupped on both sides of his cheeks, shouting from time to time.

Seeing that no one responded, Ji Chen's already ugly expression became even uglier.

Because he realized that he was a little directionally challenged, the fourteen teammates he brought into the dungeon this time all had a good sense of direction.

As long as there is still one of them alive, Ji Chen can let the other person lead the way, thus avoiding the problem of directionality affecting his strategy.

What's more, before officially starting the strategy guide, he already knew that the name of this dungeon was [Tower of Eclipse].

For buildings like towers, the structure of each floor is relatively simple, so the probability of getting lost is smaller than in normal copies.

Therefore, Ji Chen was full of confidence before entering.

But everything that happened after he entered shattered all his preparations.

All teammates disappeared the moment they entered the dungeon, and from then on Ji Chen could only search aimlessly alone.

Because there were crescent-shaped sand dunes all around and they didn't look much different, he couldn't even be sure whether he had finally returned to his original position after walking for so long.

"Fuck!" The angry Ji Chen suddenly raised the sword in his hand and slashed at the sand dune in front of him to vent his anger.

A crescent-shaped sand dune with a height of more than ten meters was instantly split into two by this sharp sword.

After venting his anger, Ji Chen took another step forward.

"Ok?"

Looking at the sand dune in front of him that had just been cut open by his sword, Ji Chen frowned and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

In just a short moment, the separated sand dunes have actually been bridged a lot?

How can this be?

He took a step back in surprise, then stepped forward again.

Comparing the changes of the sand dunes before and after, Ji Chen was silent for a moment, and the gloomy look on his face disappeared.

"interesting…"

“It’s actually the power of time?”

A look of confidence returned to his face.

"This time, it's stable!"

(End of this chapter)