reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

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The tacit understanding they had developed long ago required no communication; Bai Ye and the hunters quietly followed behind the Deep Sea Bishop. Bai Ye was a master of stealth, and even though the bishop had transformed his body into something inhuman, and his means of observing the world were no longer limited to ordinary senses, he indeed did not notice the four people trailing behind him.

In places without water, Bai Ye's abilities can be pushed to their limits. In this broken dome, there is no seawater pouring in, although Bai Ye is unsure how long Agor's technology can withstand this enormous water pressure.

The city ruins had been transformed into the Deep Sea Bishop's laboratory. Passing through the once bustling streets, they followed the bishop to the city center. The bishop opened the gates. Skadi looked at Bai Ye upon seeing this. At the same time, Greta and Laurentina also turned their gazes towards Bai Ye.

Bai Ye nodded and then rushed out first. The three deep-sea hunters quickly followed and surrounded him from three other directions.

The moment the White Night appeared, the Deep Sea Bishop sensed something was wrong, but it was too late. Although the modifications to his body had made him inhuman, his body was still encased in a human shell. Even though his consciousness had sensed the danger, his body couldn't react in time.

Goredia hurled her spear at the enemy; the sharp tip of the weapon broke through air resistance, slicing through the sky above the former city before piercing the bishop's body with pinpoint accuracy.

"The tenth ring, which happens to be on the chest."

Bai Ye sensed the figure and gently clenched his fist. The air around the bishop began to compress his body, as if an invisible wall had imprisoned him in place, preventing him from escaping.

Then comes the standard processing procedure.

The Deep Sea Bishop attempts to transform, using a non-human body to heal the damage that would have been fatal to humans, while also trying to escape in this way.

However, Bai Ye's sword was even faster. Before his computer could issue commands to his body, Bai Ye drew "Wind Chime" and unleashed a blade of energy to sever his neck. Even faster than this sword strike was Bai Ye's mental blade. This preemptive mental attack had already annihilated the bishop's consciousness.

No one left alive.

Once inside the deep sea, Bai Ye no longer needed any prisoners. He had no interest in extracting anything from these guys, but he was afraid of revealing his whereabouts.

Therefore, once Bai Ye makes a move, he must ensure a fatal blow and try to avoid using the abilities of the newly born Isamara.

As the bishop's head fell to the ground, Skadi and Gretia's attack arrived. Their weapons sliced ​​through the bishop's body, and the flesh encased in the human shell instantly mutated without control, becoming a mindless lump of flesh.

Chapter 181 The Stone Tablet

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“Disgusting… a deformed life.” Laurentina gave the bishop in front of her a disdainful look.

The hunters then pulled their weapons from the Deep Sea Bishop's corpse. After death, the bishop's body swelled to a rather bizarre degree; it was an enormous tumor that, having lost its restraint, expanded to an extreme size, almost blocking the entrance to the laboratory.

It is indeed an abnormal existence, but if left unattended, it won't be long before the accumulated nutrients within it attract a school of daphnia. It stores too many nutrients in its body without contributing to the larger group; therefore, these nutrients are only released after they die.

"Hurry up, the swarms of daphnia will soon be here to feed, we can't linger here too long," Bai Ye reminded them.

Goredia nodded. The deep-sea hunters naturally understood what Bai Ye meant, but they certainly wouldn't leave immediately. Instead, they entered the laboratory, eager to figure out what this deep-sea bishop was trying to research in such a remote city ruin.

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Once inside the laboratory, the group encountered no further obstacles. There were no other enemies or signs of Hai Si's presence. After all, the laboratory was still protected by the broken dome and had not been flooded by seawater. The remaining plants in the city provided oxygen through photosynthesis.

Seaweed will not easily expose itself to air before it has adapted to a dry environment.

"Without any other Hai Zi, what exactly is this guy researching?"

The huge laboratory was empty, without even research manuscripts, and Bai Ye and the others found nothing of value.

Skadi then found a stone tablet deep within the laboratory. The black stone tablet had a smooth, mirror-like surface, resembling a black, opaque crystal, with regular, fluorescent blue patterns on it.

These patterns must be some kind of script. However, Bai Ye and the others couldn't decipher them because there were too few samples. Even Goredia had never seen this script before.

"Is this something from your Agor?" Bai Ye asked, looking at Goredia.

Goredia shook her head:

“I have never seen anything like this before. Clearly, this stone tablet does not belong to Agor.”

“It doesn’t belong to the larger group either. Isamara said she’s never seen anything like it, and there’s no clue about it in the larger group’s knowledge.” Bai Ye communicated with Isamara in his mind, but clearly came up empty-handed.

Skadi tried to reach out and gently touch the somewhat damaged stone tablet in front of her.

The next moment, she suddenly covered her head, let out a muffled groan of pain, and stumbled backward.

Bai Ye reached out and helped her up.

Skadi's breathing became rapid. She leaned against Bai Ye, taking a while to recover. Struggling to sit up, she explained:

"Suddenly, a lot of things flooded into my brain. It was like it was showing me a lot of things... Many images flashed before my eyes. Am I hallucinating?"

Skadi's words raised even more questions for them. Laurentina and Grandia exchanged a glance and then placed their hands on the broken stone tablet.

Then, they exhibited a similar reaction to Skadi.

The stone tablet was indeed showing them many bizarre and grotesque scenes, all of which seemed incredibly terrifying.

A moment later, Laurentina and Gretina released their grip. Having been mentally prepared, they seemed to be in slightly better condition than Skadi. They were panting heavily, a hint of lingering fear flashing in their eyes.

"What...what the hell is this? Is the scene we're seeing the same?" Laurentina couldn't contain her doubts as she looked warily at the stone tablet with its constantly changing inscription.

Skadi spoke up from the side:

“I saw many things… myself. I saw myself singing with Hai Si; I saw myself becoming Hai Si and swimming towards the surface; I also saw myself—not a deep-sea hunter—strolling on the seabed, leisurely maintaining the lighting facilities laid out on the seabed…”

After a pause, she shook her head:

“A voice is telling me that these images are real…”

"I almost believed it too."

"But I know it's all fake!"

"Why?" Bai Ye couldn't help but ask, somewhat curiously.

“Because in all the images shown to me, Bai Ye is not there… He’s not by my side, that’s impossible…” Skadi replied earnestly.

"puff--"

Laurentina, who was panting beside her, struggled to her feet. Upon hearing Skadi's words, she couldn't help but laugh.

"I never expected that you would be the first to see through it, and in such a simple way..."

Clearly, the simple-minded Titi demonstrated the advanced nature of her way of thinking at this moment.

Laurentina and Gretia were almost ensnared by these illusions, or rather, the images the stone tablets presented to them, but Skadi was indeed the first to break free.

"What did you see again?" Bai Ye asked, turning his head.

“It’s similar to the dreams I’ve had before. In some scenes, I’m a stone statue, in others, I’m a monster… In short, they’re all terrible things.” Laurentina shrugged. “At least for now, according to Skadi’s theory, these scenes are all fake.”

However, after Laurentina finished speaking, Goredia shook her head:

"No, it's possible. These things are all true, but they haven't happened to us... Think about it, what would happen to us hunters if there were no White Night?"

In the scene, Goredia sees that the hunters she leads have all mutated into monsters, and Agor is driving them away and hunting them down. They refuse to submit to the large group and are thus caught in the middle, slowly walking towards their deaths...

She also saw herself transformed into a monster, besieged by the judges of the court, and finally killed by Eleanor, the young judge who had once accompanied them.

……

More images flashed before her eyes, but Goredia remained unmoved.

Because she knew it was all an illusion. She had already experienced a similar shock once before, so now Greta was resistant to these images. After all, just as Skadi had said, there was no White Night in these images.

Chapter 182 Forest

(The dragon boat almost capsized today... I still feel my feet wobbling.)

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The three deep-sea hunters were quite shocked by the strange stone tablet, but they were not seriously injured, since they all believed that the images displayed by the stone tablet were false illusions and not real.

Therefore, they were not affected mentally or physically, nor did their condition worsen, which relieved Bai Ye.

After searching the deep-sea bishop's laboratory, the group found nothing else.

It seems that the only valuable thing here is this stone tablet in front of us.

“We did see quite a few strange images. These images might just be a glimpse of a possibility, rather than the language of a crystal ball,” Laurentina said thoughtfully.

Rhodes Island also has similar fortune tellers; for example, the operator "Toyama" likes to use tarot cards and crystal balls for divination. However, the images displayed through Originium Arts are far less realistic and convincing than what is shown on this stone tablet.

"Don't worry too much, I'm here for you," Bai Ye comforted her.

Then, he smiled and pointed to the outside of the laboratory, adding:

"Heh, I doubt even that deep-sea bishop could figure this out. After all, if he really did see something like a prophecy, didn't he still die at our hands? Did he foresee his own death?"

The enemy's body was right outside the laboratory door, but the stone tablet didn't tell him about his death. This shows that the stone tablet isn't omnipotent, and its credibility is questionable.

At least, someone has already proven this with their life.

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Upon hearing Bai Ye's words, Laurentina couldn't help but laugh, while Greta's lips curled slightly at the ironic remark.

Now, Skadi has become the one with the least expressive face. After resolving her inner conflict, Goredia is also slowly changing. She is no longer the cold and aloof technocrat of the past. Her facial expressions are gradually becoming richer, and she no longer suppresses her emotions as she used to.

As if she had thought of something, Goredia suddenly turned to look at Bai Ye, staring at him with her crimson eyes.

"Ok?"

Bai Ye felt the bright gaze directed at him and turned to look at Goredia.

"Why don't you give it a try?" Greta suggested with great interest.

"Give it a try?" Bai Ye asked, somewhat doubtfully.

Goredia pointed to the stone tablet:

“We’ve already touched it once and seen quite a few things. Why don’t you give it a try?”

Bai Ye followed her finger and looked at the stone tablet.

The three previous deep-sea hunters had all touched the stone tablet and witnessed many scenes, but he had not tried it himself to prevent the situation from getting out of control.

He was somewhat tempted by Goredia's suggestion, as he was also very curious about what he could glean from the stone tablet.

"It's alright, we'll protect you." Laurentina walked to Bai Ye's side with a smile, but her expression looked more like she was watching with amusement. This was definitely one of Laurentina's wicked sense of humor.

Skadi glared angrily at the wicked nun after hearing this, then stood on the other side of White Night. This girl always gave people a strong sense of security and seemed very reliable.

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Bai Ye took a deep breath and stood in front of the stone tablet.

There were no warnings displayed on the game system panel, and Luna didn't seem to intend to stop him. Bai Ye felt even more relieved.

Then, he slowly reached out and placed his hand on the stele, whose runes were constantly changing.

The three deep-sea hunters looked at him expectantly.

however……

"Ok?"

Bai Ye blinked...

Nothing happened.

Turning his head, Bai Ye and the three deep-sea hunters exchanged glances. He saw a look of bewilderment in the girl's eyes.

"Cough..." Bai Ye turned his head and placed his hand on it again.

"..."

Still nothing happened.

There was no reaction at all. Bai Ye didn't see any unusual phenomena, and even the runes on the monument stopped changing.

Bai Ye didn't see any images at all.

"It seems I really have no affinity with this. To me, this thing is just an ordinary stone tablet, some kind of landscape installation." Bai Ye lowered his hand and shrugged.

As he spoke, Bai Ye placed his hand on it again. However, this time, the situation suddenly changed. Bai Ye's vision went black, and then an image appeared before his eyes:

Clearly, this is the seabed. The ocean currents abruptly change direction here, and the sound of the surging tides is mournful and plaintive, as if they are consciously avoiding this place.

Although located on the seabed and unable to receive sunlight, life thrives here. The breathing of plants resonates in unison, thousands of fluorescent lights rise from the forest, and the Milky Way hangs upside down on this seabed.

This place resembles a forest. What kind of soil could nurture such a magnificent forest? Especially underwater.

Then, Bai Ye saw the man-made buildings hidden in the underwater forest, completely different from the architectural styles of Agor and the land, as well as the text that appeared on the buildings.

Then, Bai Ye's mind jolted, and the scene before him collapsed with a crash.