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Chapter 408 - 96: Inevitably Inescapable (Request for Monthly Ticket)_4

Chapter 408: Chapter 96: Inevitably Inescapable (Request for Monthly Ticket)_4

He didn’t even join any religion, so why try to ingratiate himself?

This would inevitably have the hint of over-familiarity.

However, Wuxin did not think so, she believed him immediately.

In her view, Xu Shu, who "directly heard the oracle," even if he had been a non-believer or even a staunch anti-religious faction member before, would have converted on the spot.

This was a miracle!

She patted Xu Shu on the shoulder appreciatively: "Well done, those who believe in my Lord will surely be blessed."

This blessing I’d rather save for yourself...

Xu Shu muttered inwardly, then said very sincerely: "Hmm, I’ll take you out first."

"And what about you?"

"This exit can only fit one person at a time, and besides, you are not mobile." Xu Shu said.

"Once I leave this place, once outside Tailed Ksitigarbha’s influence, I can recover." Wuxin was indifferent, and with her hands clasped, added: "Comrade, then I will wait outside for you."

"Good!"

Xu Shu nodded heavily, then lifted up Wuxin’s soft hips, gave a hearty push, and stuffed her into the upper exit.

Whoosh!

Wuxin disappeared into the dark.

"Sorry master, don’t blame me, Mr. Xu, for being merciless and heartless. After all, you kill without batting an eye. Knowing the truth, you would certainly want to kill me. For my safety, you might as well stay here and continue dealing with Tailed Ksitigarbha, waiting for your true master to redeem you! Hahaha, goodbye!"

Seeing this, Xu Shu chuckled, turned around, and leapt into the lower exit.

The real exit!

After a whirl of confusion, Xu Shu landed firmly on his feet.

Around him, the light brightened and he found himself indeed inside the (19,19) lighthouse supply point, right where he had entered that door before.

He came out alone.

As for Wuxin, of course, she did not appear here.

"According to the rules, she should have appeared on the ancient temple’s rooftop in the underground illusion, trapped in a new cycle again, haha. Hopefully, Tailed Ksitigarbha will keep her trapped longer. If she comes out, my life won’t be spared."

Xu Shu chuckled, looking back to find other members of the Hunter Association gathering around this place, many heading towards the empty hall to watch.

Seeing Xu Shu appear, their faces tensed, looking at him with uncertainty.

Apparently, upon appearing here, they were like headless flies, unsure of what to do next, because this place looked exactly like the (19,19) underground illusion, the only difference being no signs of the recent battle.

Seeing this, Xu Shu smiled and said: "Gentlemen, it’s not over yet. Follow me, I guarantee we can all leave safely."

"This..." The crowd looked at each other, their trust already wavering. With an unclear future, doubts naturally arose again, only Gu Pan was more resolute without any abnormalities, clearly she trusted Xu Shu greatly.

She found it odd; if they had already left, why did everyone still seem clueless, as if they had not realized they had been trapped in the "infinite cycle"?

"It’s puzzling... But Xu Shu still has some skills, where did he learn this trick, understanding the rules of the cycle?"

Lost in thought, Gu Pan watched as Xu Shu led everyone towards the north side of the lighthouse, quickly passing through a shattered window.

Outside on the ground was a corpulent figure entangled in cobwebs, the voluptuous Nie Qiba.

Seeing her, Gu Pan’s eyes flashed with alertness. She looked at Nie Qiba on the ground and then at Xu Shu, her pupils suddenly dilating.

She discovered it! She discovered the truth of the grotesque intertwining of giants and serpent-like creatures she had seen on the big screen!

If she merged the silhouettes together, this was clearly Xu Shu and the Snake Woman in front of her!

"...Damn it, this guy, he actually did that kind of thing?"

"No, I shouldn’t think like that. Although he’s lecherous, he doesn’t seem to be capable of that... It’s very likely, it’s a price he had to pay to rescue us?"

"Yes, it must be..."

Gu Pan quickly convinced herself internally, and then her gaze towards Xu Shu was filled with gratitude and sympathy.

This man, in order to save everyone, actually sacrificed his appearance and submitted himself to the Snake Woman, truly a story that brings one to tears...

Xu Shu had no idea that Gu Pan had already concocted an entire dramatic play in her mind; he merely sighed in relief after seeing Nie Qiba.

Now it was truly completely over!

"Alright, do you see this concealed track on the ground? Once we walk outside and away from the track, we’ll be truly safe," Xu Shu said with satisfaction.

Upon hearing this, though still not fully convinced, everyone saw the reassuring "borderline" right before their eyes and couldn’t wait to move, one after another leaving the track and the domain of Tailed Ksitigarbha.

Almost the moment they left, they all clutched their heads in pain at the same time.

"Ah, my head hurts so much... It’s like my brain is growing out..."

"No, it’s like something is being forcefully shoved into my brain!"

"Has my memory been altered?"

"I remember now! We’ve been trapped in an illusion, going through life over and over!"

"That’s too horrifying, how can such a bizarre existence be..."

"And this brother Xu Shu led us out, otherwise who knows when we would have woken up, maybe we would have been trapped there forever, forever falling into the cycle of reincarnation!"

"Hahaha, we’re saved! We’re finally saved!"

Crazy shouts echoed one after another on the border of this wilderness.

Members of the Hunter Association shouted out, crying tears of joy.

After leaving the domain of Tailed Ksitigarbha, they seemed no longer affected, and their memories, once lost, were all restored—perhaps, the memories were never lost, just buried by the power of the illusion.

Xu Shu frowned as he looked on.

Because he saw that member of the Tang family, known from others as Tang Yuming, who after coming out was laughing madly saying, "So I’m not dead! Hahahaha!" while his body rapidly turned into powder and completely vanished.

"Is this, could it be..."

Xu Shu’s pupils constricted.

The next second, amidst bursts of sneering, a large number of Hunter Association members announced their defeat.

One after another, their bodies, like ancient artifacts unsealed after thousands of years and exposed unprotected to the air, instantly disintegrated and turned to ashes, scattering on the ground.

In less than ten breaths’ time, the originally bustling border was strewn with the ashes of dozens of people.

Only the last five individuals remained.

Gu Pan, Gu Yue Ming, Tang Rou, and two from the Song family looked around in utter shock.

The two from the Song family were particularly horrified as they looked ahead at their team leader, the Second Rank Fire Mage, Song Qixing, who had sworn to safely bring everyone back home.

His body was also slowly disappearing.

"No, how can this be..."

"Uncle?"

Both shouted in disbelief.

Song Qixing simply looked down silently, seeing his body gradually dissipating and understanding everything, he sighed deeply and spoke with a sense of liberation:

"So that’s it..."

"So, in the illusion, if one dies even once, it’s impossible to escape, what remains is merely a thought..."

"Even after leaving that bizarre domain, how could a dead man come back to life?"

"Only, why is it you two..."

His expression changed several times as he looked at the two younger members of the Song family, at first seeming frustrated, but finally settling into a relieved smile.

"Whew, at least you two survived... When you two go back, tell the Family Head, I, Song Qixing, am incapable. I failed to protect our young master completely, and though I die, I still owe our ancestors..."

With that, Song Qixing dissipated with the wind, no longer existing.