Chapter 260 The truth of the world, planetary collision
There was silence in the office.
Incandescent lights illuminated the empty workstation, and the sky outside the window was pitch black.
Lin Xiao lay on his desk, opened his eyes in confusion, looked around at the unfamiliar yet familiar environment, and became a little confused.
My brain was filled with chaotic memories, as if waves were rolling in a dark sea, causing me to feel dizzy.
Lin Xiao held on to the edge of the table and finally managed to steady her mind. Her eyes fell on the open work diary on the computer screen.
"""The file deletion internal test has been completed, and the server will be closed before December 1st."
"The estimated duration of this server maintenance is unknown. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to players..."
Server... shut down for maintenance?
The night wind blew through the window on the back of Lin Xiao's neck, arousing a gloomy chill. An inexplicable fear surged in his heart, and he quickly lowered his head to look at his palms.
In the center of the palm, there is a black flame mark, still flickering with light.
This made Lin Xiao let out a long sigh of relief.
He wanted to take out his mobile phone to check today's date. As soon as he took out his mobile phone, the caller ID lighted up on the screen.
Lin Xiao relied on muscle memory and quickly answered the phone: "Hey, boss, what's the matter?"
A mature woman's voice sounded on the other end of the phone, with a faint chuckle. Lin Xiao felt vaguely familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.
"You picked up pretty quickly... Here's the thing, you will be responsible for handling the server maintenance of ""."
Lin Xiao was startled: "I am not responsible for this part of the work."
"Manpower is in short supply now, and you don't need any professional skills." The boss said calmly, "Just run the anti-virus software."
"Antivirus software?"
"The server is infected with a virus and cannot be restarted, making it impossible to update the version."
The boss said: "Fortunately, I asked someone to get an anti-virus software called [Destruction Star], which can kill viruses and restart the server. It has been installed in the computer room, you can just run it."
Lin Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth: "The name of this anti-virus software sounds very unlucky."
"So what if it's unlucky, I can just change the server and you don't have to worry about it." The boss said nonchalantly.
"The Ronin Begins with Douluo"
"Okay... I'm going to the computer room now, right?" Lin Xiao turned off the computer and pushed away the chair, holding the phone under his shoulder, and stood up and said.
"Well, find the main server codenamed [Pangu], and then run [Destruction Star]."
The boss whispered: "The Trojan horse virus prevents the server from shutting down. It's really troublesome..."
Lin Xiao suddenly stopped and breathed quickly: "Boss, I want to ask..."
"Is there a possibility... I mean, that Trojan horse virus is conscious and doesn't want the server to shut down?" Lin Xiao said nervously.
"You, you have read too many science fiction novels."
The boss sighed, his tone softened, and he smiled:
"There is a movie next weekend, and the reviews are good. Come and watch it with me."
"But……"
"Okay, hurry up and go to the computer room!" The boss ordered coldly and turned off the phone.
The night wind became more and more chilly, and Lin Xiao felt that the power was being sucked out of her body bit by bit. She sat back in her chair silently, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
The phone buzzed and vibrated. Lin Xiao was like a drowning man grabbing a straw. He quickly picked it up and confirmed the message.
The note is a girlfriend, but Lin Xiao doesn’t remember having a girlfriend. Maybe... she has amnesia?
"Why don't you go home?" asked my girlfriend.
"The company still has something to do."
"good."
There was a long silence on the other end, and there was some hidden tenderness in the cold words.
"I'm worried about you."
The passing power gradually returned to Lin Xiao's body, and he replied: "I will be back soon."
Anyway... let's go to the computer room and take a look first.
Lin Xiao thought like this, and walked into the computer room where the 'Didi' signal light was flashing. Several servers were running at the same time, and a computer was placed on the main console.
There was an eye-catching [Destruction Star.exe] on the computer desktop, and Lin Xiao suddenly had a premonition that as long as he ran this anti-virus software, a certain world in his memory would collapse and cease to exist.
But I will also return to the long-awaited peaceful life.
Lin Xiao moved the mouse towards the icon of [Destruction Star], but his fingers froze, trembling uncontrollably, and could not press it for a long time.
"What are you waiting for?" The boss's cold voice came from behind his head.
Lin Xiao turned around and suddenly fell into endless darkness. He saw many familiar friends or enemies appearing in front of him.
They have either fallen, or lost their lives, or have become their own pillars, or have sacrificed themselves for their ideals.
Mammon, Lucifer, Roman, Lu Bu, Xiang Yu, Chi You, Satan, Cronus...
A dashing girl with a high ponytail in red, a man in a black suit holding a cigarette, an energetic girl holding a folder...
Those figures surrounded Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao could feel their real and passionate heartbeats.
Lin Xiao closed his eyes lightly, and a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Well, the answer is very clear.
What is real is not determined by the outside world.
What I hold on to, what I believe in, and where I exist is the reality I touch.
"I'm waiting..."
Lin Xiao never smoked, but he took out a lighter from his jacket pocket, as if he knew that he could create the props he wanted in a dream.
"A beautiful touch of science fiction."
Lin Xiao said and threw the lighter towards the computer room.
Boom!
The computer room exploded, with brilliant orange fire rising up. The deafening explosion followed the raging fire that engulfed the computer room, and the scorching wind blew behind Lin Xiao.
The entire computer room was annihilated in the explosion, and together with the figures around Lin Xiao, they dispersed into blue information particles and flew around.
And in the boundless darkness, blue information light flow gradually surged, and a cyberspace was formed around Lin Xiao.
Eventually, the spiritual network forms a huge wilderness,
At the end of the wilderness, a huge red dragon was entrenched under a giant tree.
Zhulong opened his dazzling golden eyes and stared at the insignificant Lin Xiao.
"You're awake, a life from another world." Zhulong said.
Lin Xiao walked in the wilderness, gradually approaching the huge candle dragon, raised his head and said:
"How did you know that I came to another world?"
"I can peek into the human spiritual world. The body can lie, but the soul cannot lie." Zhulong said.
"Aren't you surprised..." Lin Xiao said: "I mean, when you know that this world is just a game, will you feel angry or something like that?"
Zhulong showed a humane smile: "Does your dream have to be real?"
Lin Xiao was startled: "What do you mean?"
"You think that you come from a higher dimension than this world. But there is another possibility that the world you are in does not really exist."
Zhulong said: "I have dreamed of thousands of worlds when I closed my eyes, and I have also seen worlds similar to those in your memory. In my eyes, that is a sub-world that can die at any time."
Lin Xiao: "It feels like you are playing a game of stacking boxes with me."
Zhulong: "I just want to say that everything is illusory and meaningless. Therefore, your search for the truth will definitely end in disappointment."
"That's not right." Lin Xiao retorted: "Before you invited me here, you clearly told me that you couldn't predict my fate!"
"So, I am not a slave to fate, I actually exist and will fight against it!"
Zhulong stared at Lin Xiao and laughed: "Maybe I'm lying?"
Lin Xiao also laughed: "Are you speechless?"
No matter what happened in his previous life, in Lin Xiao's eyes, there was only one real world, and that was the current world.
For this reason, he will do whatever it takes to fight against the end.
"I admit that I really can't predict your fate." Zhulong said: "From your memory, I can also make one thing clear - you are the 'variable' in this world, Lin Xiao."
Through the debate just now, Lin Xiao was able to confirm that Zhulong had no ill intentions and that Zhulong could be trusted now.
"I need to know the truth." Lin Xiao looked up at Zhulong.
"I will do my best to tell you everything I know." Zhulong said slowly.
According to Zhulong's narration, Lin Xiao gained a more comprehensive understanding of the world.
As early as the ancient times, the five creation dragons created the world.
"Lord of Time and Nothingness" Chaos was the first to be born from chaos, established the dimensions of time and space, and shaped the initial shape of this world.
Then came the "Lord of the Sun and the Underworld" Ra, who transformed into the sun and became the source of power, bringing opportunities for life to the world.
Then there is Indra, the "Lord of Nature and Elements", who created nature and the elements needed for everything in the world.
Then there is the "Lord of Spirit and Material" Zhulong, who gives spirit and thought to everything in the world. Although she is the ancestor who was born later, she can create the spiritual world in dreams.
Finally, there is Nidhogg, the "Lord of Destruction and Reincarnation".
The black dragon is the terminator of all things. She has only one meaning of existence: to destroy the creations of the other creators and bring about a new reincarnation.
The descendants of the creation dragon, the giant dragon, became the overlord of the ancient times.
But as time passed and the world was overwhelmed, Nidhogg took action and personally destroyed the world in the ancient era, ended the age of dragons, and ushered in the medieval era.
In the Middle Ages, human beings were born. The will of the five creation dragons gave birth to gods belonging to the five camps. In addition, there are some neutral gods that do not belong to the five camps, such as demons born from desire.
The gods are fighting endlessly, and they are about to end like the dragon, but the [Doomsday] has arrived.
That is a super giant planet.
With self-awareness, the power of hitting the earth is enough to destroy the entire world.
The gods joined forces to fight against this huge planet, but to no avail, and eventually the world was destroyed, an event called the 'Twilight of the Gods'.
This destruction was not caused by Nidhogg, so after the destruction of the world, there was no reincarnation like in ancient times.
The five ancestors joined hands again to re-create the world, but this also led to the weakening of their own laws.
Since then, the world has ushered in the human era, but due to the weakening of the law, it has been unable to break through to the eighth level.
Lin Xiao was able to break through the eighth level. Firstly, it was because the end was approaching and the Creation Dragon gradually awakened. Secondly, it was because the Creation Dragon sensed his special aura and took the initiative to lift the shackles of the law.
"So... you have been watching me?" Lin Xiao asked.
Zhulong said calmly: "Yes. From the first day you connect to the source world."
Lin Xiao sighed: "Okay, actually I can think of it, but I still feel a little uncomfortable."
"It's like being used as a chess piece?" Zhulong could see Lin Xiao's inner thoughts.
"That's right." Lin Xiao said, "But if I'm not wrong, what do you want from me now?"
Zhulong nodded and said, "That's right."
"The world can be destroyed, but it cannot be destroyed by the [Doomsday]. In the medieval times, gods were the masters of the world, and it was up to them to stop the doomsday. But now, it is the age of humans, so I need humans to take action, Lin Xiao."
Lin Xiao was silent for a moment and said: "The gods didn't stop the apocalypse...can I really do it?"
"First, I and the other three ancestors will help you. But [Nidhogg] has a weird personality, so you need to take the initiative to ask her for help."
Zhulong said: "Second, I will tell you the origin of the [immortal bones] on your body."
Lin Xiao was slightly startled.
Zhulong: "Before the birth of Chaos, at the beginning of the universe, there was still an older existence. We call it the Immortal Giant."
"After the death of the immortal giant, her body transformed into this universe, but she still has five fragments scattered on this planet, which are called [immortal bones]."
"You are special, Lin Xiao. I have witnessed you with my own eyes, mobilizing the power of the [Immortal Skeleton]... Therefore, if you control the Immortal Skeleton and fight against the doomsday, there will be a glimmer of hope!" Zhulong's eyes flashed.
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Lin Xiao opened her mouth, feeling the heavy burden on her shoulders, and hesitated:
"Having said so much... Doomsday is actually a super giant planet?"
Zhulong nodded and said: "That planet has an independent consciousness and will destroy any life that comes close. Therefore, when it gets close, it will also destroy this planet."
Lin Xiao: "Does she have a name, or a number or something?"
Zhulong's eyes were deep: "Don't you already know her name?"
Lin Xiao was slightly startled and asked tentatively: "[Destruction Star]?"
That antivirus software that appeared in my dreams?
Zhulong: "That's right."
Too much information suddenly hit Lin Xiao's brain.
Lin Xiao took a deep breath and said:
"Wait a minute, I need to clear my mind!"
Zhulong nodded slightly and sat aside calmly.
Lin Xiao compiled the information.
First of all, it must be clear.
Whether he is a projection of a higher dimension or an illusory and meaningless existence like what Zhulong said, it doesn't matter.
It is no longer possible for him to return to his original world, so guarding this world is proof of his authenticity and existence.
Secondly, the body of [Doomsday] is a super giant planet, [The God of Destruction].
The God of Destruction once destroyed the world in the Middle Ages, and now it is making a comeback again.
In order to destroy this super giant planet, he needs the help of the five ancestral dragons.
The Candle Dragon will help him contact Chaos, Indra and Ra, but Nidhogg has a weird temper and he needs to ask the Black Dragon for help in person.
Secondly... I can mobilize the power of [Immortal Skeleton].
The source of the [Immortal Skeleton] is the immortal giant whose body transformed into the universe.
"There is still one last piece of immortal bones left, and the Central Continent Alliance will help you obtain it."
Lin Xiao thought: "So, I need to seek Nidhogg's help before the end comes!"
"Where can I find Nidhogg?" Lin Xiao looked up at Zhulong.
"The World Tree."
Zhulong said calmly: "That is the beginning of the world and the end of the world."
"I will pass the specific coordinates into your mental network, and just follow the coordinates to find Nidhogg."
The candle dragon's eyes shimmered.
A soft red light fell into Lin Xiao's body, and Lin Xiao felt a map emerge in his mind.
That is the towering World Tree... It is also a scene that I have seen in the card drawing interface of "".
A spiritual power greater than Lucifer's arrogant power nourishes Lin Xiao's spiritual world.
Lin Xiao glanced at Zhulong in surprise and saw her nodding slightly, her eyes soft.
"This is part of my power...have it, Nidhogg, and I will believe your words." Candle Dragon said.
Lin Xiao nodded seriously, expressed his gratitude, and said, "I have no other questions."
"I thought you would hesitate." Zhulong said.
"There's nothing to hesitate about."
Lin Xiao looked up at the gloomy sky, as if he could see the huge destroying star that covered the sky and was about to hit the earth.
"Isn't it just a rock? Watch me blow it up!" Lin Xiao said.