After an Infinite Flow Player Retires

Ye Jia remained expressionless, “What are you doing here?”With an aggrieved look, Ji Xuan stepped forward, “Why? Gege, you don’t want to see me?”Because he was getting a little too close, Ye Jia had to reach out and press down on the other party’s shoulder, “Hey….Don’t get too close.”Ji Xuan however seemed to have already become familiar with his actions.He took advantage of this moment to grab the young man’s cold wrists and pull him closer.The distance between the two instantly shortened.“Wait a minute….” Ye Jia struggled, “You haven’t met A’Mi?”“No.” Ji Xuan wrapped his arm around the other party’s waist and shamelessly leaned closer, nuzzling his chin against their shoulder, “I came to find you as soon as that shadow ghost left.”Ye Jia, “…..”He took a deep breath and asked, “Then what’s the point of sending A’Mi over to pass on a message?”What an incredibly frustrating set of actions.Ji Xuan continued to stick to the other party like gum. He answered with his voice a little muffled, “I regretted immediately after I gave it this order.”Ye buried his face into Ye Jia’s neck and took in the other party’s light scent, “I don’t want to be separated from gege.”I want to see you.Every second and every moment after separating, all the cells in his body were screaming this.I want to see you.Ye Jia’s eyes paused for a moment. He then looked away and said calmly, “Mother will be suspicious.”“Her original intentions were to separate us so that she could have better control. I have currently hidden this entire city from her and am no longer under her watch, but if you……” He placed a hand on the other person’s shoulder, “Go back before Mother notices.”Ji Xuan’s grip tightened, “Let me hug you a little longer.”Ye Jia, “No.”The man who was clinging tightly onto his waist suddenly shrank in size. Ye Jia was startled. Before he could return to his senses, the other party had already turned into an eleven or twelve-year old child. He dexterously drilled himself into Ye Jia’s arms and clung to him with both his arms and legs, “Just a little longer.”Ye Jia was speechless. His line of sight inadvertently moved to the sofa in the room.The piece of paper he had picked up earlier was sitting there and the edge of it still contained traces from him holding it. The messy writing on the paper looked a little indistinct in the dim room.Ye Jia’s eyes darkened slightly.He raised his hand, wrapped it around Ji Xuan and turned a little to the side to skilfully block the piece of paper filled with writing:“…..Then just a little longer.”Ji Xuan looked up from Ye Jia’s arms, his scarlet eyes that resembled blood glistening in the darkness. He asked:“Is there a reward this time?”Ye Jia paused. He then lowered his head and quickly pecked the young boy’s forehead, “Is that enough?”Ji Xuan, “It’s different from last time.”Ye Jia, “………”You’re taking this too far!The corners of his lips twitched. He curled his fingers and knocked it onto the other party’s forehead with some force:“Time’s up. Let me go and change back.”As expected, Ji Xuan would only selectively listen to orders that were beneficial to him.And so, Ye Jia took a very long time to finally pry off the Ji Xuan who had suddenly grown bigger from him.Panting heavily and with his hair a little messy, he impatiently pushed Ji Xuan out:“Go back!”“Just a little…..” Ji Xuan clung to the door frame and looked at the other party with puppy eyes, “Gege…...”Ye Jia sighed, “It’s not like there’s no time for this after everything is over.”Ji Xuan lowered his eyes. The originally playful look was replaced by a serious expression:“So, it’s a promise?”Ye Jia, “…..What?”The man’s defined features were shrouded in shadows from the dim lighting.Ye Jia could almost feel the weight and temperature in Ji Xuan’s eyes. It was as if he was pouring all his emotions onto him and it was hot enough to burn.His voice was low and gentle, like a lover’s whisper:“After everything is over.”Ye Jia was silent for a long time.The young man stood there like a silent sculpture, shrouded in darkness. Neither breathing nor moving, he was like something without life.A long time later.“…...Yes.”He quietly agreed..After finally granting a ‘reward’, Ye Jia was able to send the other party away.Ye Jia touched the corner of his lips.It was bleeding.His finger gently rubbed the wound and that wound immediately disappeared.Even after last time, the other party’s technique still hadn’t improved. Those sharp canines had cut into his lips, bringing along with it the taste of blood in his mouth.Is he a dog?Ye Jia wrinkled his brows.Perhaps it was because he still had some of the other party’s energy in his chest, a strange feeling of pain spread out from that scar.Ye Jia was a little lost in thought.He suddenly remembered that day after the ghost rampage. In the corridor, the other party had unbuttoned his shirt to reveal the scar on his chest from the fatal wound he had inflicted on him. Just the sight of the scar against his pale skin was quite alarming.And now…….Ye Jia recalled the moment the other party’s hand pierced through his chest.It didn’t hurt all that much and instead, it was very cold, much like a cold wind blowing through. His nerves could clearly feel every small movement his fingers made.Immediately afterwards, he was overwhelmed by the pain of being transformed into a ghost.Ye Jia found that he had at some unknown point in time reached out to touch the wound on his chest.He let out a laugh, but there was not much joy in his voice.Ye Jia stored away the notebook and then bent down to pick up the scattered pieces of paper.He watched them burn into ashes and scatter in the air.The room still smells of smoke but there was nothing else apart from that.At this moment, his phone rang.Ye Jia answered it.Blast’s slightly excited voice came over from the other end, “The Bureau’s end has been sorted.”Very good.In that case, his plans can now proceed.Ye Jia turned to leave. He very quickly disappeared and the room returned to looking like there was never anyone there.“Firstly, we must ensure that Mother cannot return to M City.”“I will use my ghost domain to send you to the location where Mother plans to open the door.” Ye Jia said as he pointed at a point on the map, “Those two hundred thousand souls will be sent there. Ji Xuan’s subordinates have confirmed this.”“Use the props seized from the capital and try your best to hold them back.”The young man’s pale finger moved to another spot not far away. It was M City. “And I’ll be here.”Since the door first opened in M City, all the malice that had accumulated over all these years both naturally and artificially must have gathered there.It held the same principle as the yin pits. Yin energy and malice would all gather at lower spots.That was why Mother was digging underneath M City. The second door however cannot be opened where the first door was opened, so Mother had no choice but to divert the malice to the place where she plans to open the second door. Ye Jia wanted to use this time difference to ‘purify’ the malice before it gets directed out from M City.“It’s very simple, right?” Ye Jia withdrew his hand and looked up to meet Wu Su’s big, teary eyes.Ye Jia, “!”The middle-aged man with a beard cried with tears in his eyes, “Brother Ye!!!!”Ye Jia, “!!!!”Wu Su was extremely moved. He cried like a little girl, “S-so you really didn’t leave us!!! Waaaahhhh you scared me to death…..”Ye Jia, “………”He calmly looked at the other people in the room, “Does everyone understand?”Wu Su, “?? Why are you ignoring me, Brother Ye!”Chen Qingye pushed up his glasses, “I feel like I’m going blind.”Blast nodded in agreement.Wu Su, “…….”My young heart is hurt.“And then?” Blast suddenly asked, “What should we do after you purify the malice?”Ye Jia, “When the concentration of malice in the world cannot support the existence of Mother, she will be removed from reality. The original door between the game and the real world however will not be closed and those ghosts and monsters will still exist, but as long as Mother is gone, the balance between humans and ghosts will gradually be restored…...So the first thing to do is to get rid of the law to exterminate the souls of innocent people…….”“Wait a minute….” Blast interrupted him and knitted his brows, “What I’m actually asking is, after the purification, do you need us to pick you up from M City?”He scratched his head and laughed, “Why are you suddenly talking about what we should be doing after everything settles down?”Blast continued, “Anyway, won’t you be with us at that time? Can’t you just tell us what to do then?”Ye Jia paused for a moment and then proceeded to smile:“You’re right.”He rolled up the map, “You don’t need to pick me up, I have the ability to protect myself. As for you all, you will be entering a place filled with ghosts and monsters. You should all be careful.”.Severed limbs floated inside the pool of blood. Dark red blood coated over everything and the smell of blood and something rotting was strong.The clouds above were thick and heavy, preventing any light from penetrating through.Fierce ghosts guarding the area whispered to each other:“Is everything ready?”“Of course.”“Mother will be opening the door soon, right?”“Of course. It should be happening tomorrow…..”Before that fierce ghost could finish speaking, it suddenly heard cries and screams belonging to other fierce ghosts. Blood and flesh scattered everywhere, instantly staining the bleak location with a layer of blood. The ghosts were shocked:“W-what’s going on?”“There are intruders!!!!” A shrill cry sounded from a distance, “Ahhhhhhhh!!”How could there be intruders?Such an important location was naturally very strictly guarded. How could intruders enter this place without any of the ghosts knowing?“Hurry and report to Mother!” A sharp cry sounded from a ghost.Another fierce ghost with a jelly-like figure trembled. Its expression showed the same horrified expression, “Y-yes!”In the distance, Blast’s hand conjured up a large ball of fire that was hot enough to burn the air and proceeded to burn the ghosts around him into crisp. Next to him, insects filled the air as A’Chang cleanly cut a fierce ghost in half.“Hahahahaha!!!” Blast laughed loudly, “It’s been a while since I’ve had this much fun!”“Can’t you quiet down a little?” Chen Qingye gave him a look, “Look out behind you.”Bullets flew out, instantly penetrating through a ghost who was about to reach Blast. A mixture of blood and brain matter scattered in the air as the head exploded.“Wow……” Wu Su’s eyes shone brightly as he took in the new gun in his hand, “As expected of a game prop. It’s completely different.”All the elites from the Bureau were gathered here. They had all come with strong belief and determination so they all fought extremely bravely. Together with their surprise attack, they were able to advance several dozens of metres forward with a strong momentum.In the outskirts of M City.Ye Jia could feel Mother’s presence leave the city.Very good. Looks like the attack on the other end is working.He raised his hand and put on his hood, leaving only his brightly shining scarlet eyes. Following a bright flash, a large scythe slowly appeared in his hand. The thin blade that resembled the moon reflected the blood red light coming from the sky.The young man’s figure melted into the darkness.His actions were agile and fast and he moved very quietly. Silver light flashed wherever he passed and ghosts had their throats cut before they could make any sound.Ye Jia could smell the unpleasant scent in the air.After becoming a fierce ghost, his senses had greatly improved.He went through the winding tunnels, looking as if he already knew where his destination was.He could smell it. The smell of malice was getting stronger and stronger. He was getting closer.Ye Jia raised his hand and pressed it against his chest.That ball of flesh can only be removed at the very end because the moment it’s removed, Mother would be alerted --- She would immediately realise that she was tricked.So he should act fast.There was a slight itchy sensation at this chest.Ye Jia only now noticed that this wound was absurdly similar to the one Ji Xuan had.It was also a wound built on the other party’s lies.Ye Jia didn’t know why he suddenly thought of the other party at a time like this. He forced himself to return to his senses and focus on what’s ahead in the darkness. He could tell that the end was coming.In any case…..In order to prevent the other party from doing anything irrational, Ye Jia had left the notebook for the other party in the room in advance.It was a gift from his mother to his grandfather. In a certain sense….It could be considered a family heirloom.Ye Jia didn’t know if he was doing the right thing.But….This was the best method he could think of right now.A vague outline of a door appeared ahead. A strong smell of malice leaked out----This is it..Mother’s figure appeared by the scarlet pool of blood.She lowered her feet and used her pale toes to gently stir the pool of blood filled with rotting flesh.“It still hasn’t been sorted yet?” Her voice was still gentle but it made the fierce ghosts around her tremble, “You’re clearly all my offspring. How can there be such a big difference between you all?”Behind Mother, a high levelled ghost appeared to join the fight.“Bring me the fruits of your victory.” Mother ordered with a loving voice, “Kill all the unmarked ones and dispose of their limbs in this pool. I want those who are marked to be captured alive.”A bright red tongue stretched out and slowly swept across her lips, “They will perhaps….become your siblings.”As soon as that high levelled ghost joined, the situation became difficult for the humans.Screams belonging to humans sounded one after another. The foreheads of the people witnessing the scene were covered in sweat. They were no longer able to stand firm against those increasingly powerful attacks.“Damn….” Blast gritted his teeth as blood leaked out from the corner of his lips.How much longer?How much longer can they last?Suddenly, he saw a fierce ghost ahead suddenly jump up and turn bigger. A face with indistinct features quickly approached him.It was A’Mi!”Blast’s eyes widened in surprise.But while he was in a surprised state, the other party had already mercilessly launched an attack.What…..what’s going on?“Mother.” A familiar voice sounded not far away, “Do you know why they’re suddenly attacking this place?”Chen Qingye was stunned for a moment. He turned to look in that direction.He saw Ji Xuan’s figure step out from the darkness behind Mother. His scarlet eyes that carried no emotions fell onto the people below, “There’s a spy.”Everyone was shocked.“Ji Xuan, you-------” Blast’s eyes were red. He looked like he was ready to charge over and tear him apart.Ji Xuan calmly retracted his gaze:“Mother, you’re going to open the door tomorrow, right?”Mother looked at the other party serenely, “That’s correct, my child.”Ji Xuan, “In case something happens later, wouldn’t it be better to do it now?”“Hmm…..” Mother lowered her eyes and seemed to be thinking about how feasible it was, “It’s not like that’s not an option….”After those two hundred thousand souls are added, the number of sacrifices would be enough. All that was needed was the malice under M City to be diverted over.And also…She raised her eyes and her gaze fell behind Ji Xuan, “My child, what do you think?”A young man slowly walked out of the darkness. His handsome face appeared under the light.All the humans below widened their eyes in disbelief. They were almost unable to belief their eyes----They then saw the scarlet-eyed young man look over at Mother:“I think it’s feasible.”