First Player

 Chapter 1044 Chapter 1042 · “Are you a good person?”

 Just like the gathering of players at the beginning of The Eighth World, everyone stands in a ring in the starry sky. You can breathe, float, and move in the starry sky.

What surprised Su Mingan was that there were only about two to three hundred contestants left out of the original 29,000 or so contestants.

“Three years have passed, many people died unexpectedly, and many people voluntarily gave up the competition. The saboteurs are also constantly chasing the orderers, and their number is bound to be zeroed out. So the number is much smaller.” Lu said.

 “Are you all saboteurs?”

"Me and Yamada are the same. However, we probably can't win." Lu said.

 The destroyers can only win by killing all the orderers, and Su Mingan is an orderer, which means that the destroyers cannot win.

 At this time, the people who were whispering quieted down, and they saw a person. She stood in the middle, with the crystal crown on her head very conspicuous.

“—Mizushima Kawakawa!” Player Zhang Daoxuan was the first to shout out. He was from the Qingyun Sect, an ancient martial art: "Do you know what you did?"

 Compared to other organizations, Kotake attaches more importance to Su Ming'an's death. They all depend on Mizushima Kawakora for their future. Now they can only hope that she can give an explanation so that they can give him a solution. Now Lu Shu ignored them, only Mizushima Kawakora had some respect.

“Mizushima Kawakawa, you really should think about how to make up for it.” Player Eli threw away the cards in his hand and said calmly.

He is from the Black Card Killer Organization and has no opinion on this matter. He just wanted to live, and Su Mingan's death shattered his hope. Several of his brothers have been panicking about this for a long time.

"Mizushima Kawakawa. Now we are sentenced to death. There are still six months? Seven months?" Player Agnes waved her handkerchief in disgust. She is a representative of the forces of freedom and only cares about her own survival.

Facing this unwelcome situation, Mizushima Kawakora looked very calm and said nothing, as if he had truly become a pure white goddess statue.

“Mizushima Kawakora. You murderer, I will kill you—!” In the silence, the player Lu Meng finally couldn’t help but rush out. Her face was full of anger and sadness, and there was a yellow chrysanthemum bracelet hanging on her wrist. A transparent ice blade condensed from her palm and stabbed straight towards Mizushima Kawakora's neck!

 A soft sound.

 Mizushima Kawakora didn’t take action. An invisible wave flashed through, forcing Lu Meng back to where he was, as if being dragged by some invisible force.

"I understand your anger, but violence is prohibited here." A clear voice came out.

In this vast starry sky, a pair of eyes like the vast ocean suddenly opened. The magnificent blue rhyme swayed with the twinkling sea of ​​stars, like a river of stars flowing in those eyes.

 “What is this?” Player Qiuqiu was frightened.

"Could it be...the overlapping image on the starry sky?" Xue Qixia knew a lot of information and called out who these eyes were.

 People looked at each other.

 —Yes, they are in the starry sky now.

 The gathering of destroyers and orderers actually came to the starry sky. It seems that Duoying is the owner of the tower, so he can summon them.

 Double Shadow is a very mysterious existence, with no identity or purpose known. The gods have always wanted to drive away the shadow, but the shadow has always stayed in the starry sky. It can be seen that the overlapping shadow and the **** are almost equal. Who knows what Duplicate will do.

 “I’m afraid…” Qiuqiu whispered.

 In the past, it was Su Ming'an who had to face the level of gods directly. Now that Su Ming'an is gone, the important task falls instantly on them.

Higurashi didn't know how to comfort people, so he could only pat her on the shoulder.

At this time, a clear voice came again:

 “—Don’t be afraid, I’m not scary.”

 As the huge blue eyes disappeared, a figure appeared in front of them.

His appearance is blurry, with only a pair of blue eyes showing. It was as if the stars were woven into His body, and the sparkling stars were dancing on his robes. When He raised his hand, flowing fluorescence spread between his fingers and arms, like a flowing river of stars.

 “Double shadow…so it looks like this?” Alger scratched his head.

People stood in their own positions in a circle, and the overlapping image stood in the middle of the circle. The direction he was facing was exactly the direction where Su Mingan was.

Su Mingan quietly moved a step to the right. Lu Xin understood and silently changed positions with Su Ming'an, but unexpectedly Duoying's head also slowly turned a few inches, just in line with Su Ming'an's direction.

Su Ming'an poked Yamada Machichi on the right. Yamada Machichi understood the idea and immediately changed places with Su Ming'an. The next moment, Duiying's head turned again, aligning with Su Ming'an's direction again.

Now, Su Mingan finally understood - there are more than 300 people here, but you have to look at me and speak, right?

"Dear contestants, you may have heard rumors about me. People call me - 'Double Shadow on the Starry Sky'. However, this is the first time that I have such face-to-face communication with you." Duoying's voice contained a smile. Meaning: "The gods must have instilled in you the message that 'Duoying is not a good person' and told you not to approach me. However, it was the gods who killed your Su Ming'an, it was the gods who erased history, and it was the gods who made people numb. The walking dead, it is the gods who have arranged your fate of death. I believe in your judgment, you should be able to judge good and evil."

 People listened with bated breath.

 “Double shadow. Are you a good person?” At this time, a girl spoke out. She is a player who is only eight years old, but she carries a heavy sword on her back. Her name is Xixi. She didn't have any parents who were selected into the World Game, so she could only go on adventures alone at the age of eight, without even recognizing the words.

 The overlapping shadow flickered slightly, and appeared in front of her the next second.

 People were immediately frightened, and some people stretched out their hands to save the little girl. They all thought Duiying wanted to hurt her, after all, she interrupted.

However, Duiying just stretched out his hand and touched the little girl's head.

 His voice was so soft that it almost melted: "...Brother Dieying is not a bad person."

Xixi opened her eyes wide and looked at the superimposed shadow close at hand. He looks so beautiful, his whole body is like a flowing river of stars, and his beautiful blue eyes are so beautiful that people are drawn into them.

 “Where are your parents?” Duoying squatted down and straightened her scattered collar. Such a young child had a few drops of blood on his collar.

"They are gone. The dean said that as long as one year passes, I can see them again." Xixi answered with her eyes wide open. “Dean?”

"He was the one who took in us children. He gave us delicious snacks, new clothes, and a place to live. He also taught us how to write and draw, and how to live in the dungeon." Xixi raised her head and said: " He has taken in many, many children like us, tens of thousands of them, and everyone likes the dean brother very much. The dean brother also has a pair of eyes like yours, blue and beautiful, just like the blue sky and the sea."

"That's it." Duoying's eyes were deep and he touched her head: "Don't be afraid, Xixi. You will go home safely, you know?"

 “Yes!” Xixi nodded heavily.

 Children are the most sensitive. She can feel who is good to her and who is not good to her. Although they only exchanged a few words, Xixi felt that this brother Duoying was very good.

 Duoying stood up and looked at the people.

"Then let's get to the point. Welcome everyone here." Dieying put one hand on his chest and bowed slowly: "You can use this place as a dance floor for a social dance. You can chat, make friends, sing, or dance. The time is one hour.”

Yi Zhongyu frowned.

From the beginning, he felt that Duoying's attitude was very friendly, gentlemanly, extremely soft, humble, and humane, without the ruthlessness or coldness of gods at all.

 “What will happen in an hour?” Yi Zhongyu said.

Duoying looked at him softly: "Let's talk in an hour." He suddenly raised his hand, and the light of the stars suddenly appeared: "Now, it is your dance time. Please enjoy this tiring world. Your free leisure time.”

 A moment.

Many small tables and chairs appeared in the surrounding sea of ​​stars, with exquisite snacks and drinks floating on the tables. Baroque cakes, mango pudding, Swiss rolls, tiramisu... People's clothing has also changed drastically, with complicated dance skirts appearing on ladies and suits on men. Even children like Xixi are wearing form-fitting dresses.

 The sound of elegant music came from the star space, as if there was really a band playing deep in the sea of ​​stars. A river of stars floats between people, as if they are stepping on a carpet of shining stars. Everything you see is vast and beautiful.

"I finally know where this sense of déjà vu comes from." Yamada Machichi suddenly realized: "It turns out that the superimposed image is a Disney princess."

　　It’s like a princess casting a spell, the stars are shining brightly, the desserts are floating, and then the music sounds and people turn to the dance floor. It’s really a sense of déjà vu.

"Everyone, please." Duiying bowed again, stared at Su Ming'an meaningfully, and then disappeared into the sea of ​​stars. Only the dripping stars and floating desserts remain.

People looked at each other for a while, and someone tentatively took the hand of the dance partner.

“The atmosphere is here, why don’t we just dance? Otherwise there’s nothing we can do.”

“If you don’t dance, will there be any punishment? I remember that campus copy, you have to dance.”

 “It’s so beautiful. My husband will take a photo for me. I also want to keep this dance skirt. It’s so beautiful...”

Su Mingan watched the people dancing with cold eyes. Duoying seems to have really good intentions, the desserts are not poisoned, and there are no curse buffs on the dance floor. It seems that it is really just for a romantic dance above the stars.

People hold each other's partners' hands and shoulders and dance a simple ballroom dance with light steps. There are beautiful and bright stars everywhere. When the ladies’ dance skirts whirled, the sea of ​​stars danced on the skirts, like countless small dark blue fishes jumping between the skirts.

When Yamada Town saw this, he said: "Banana. If we don't dance, will we be unsociable?"

This so-called starry sky dance will last for an hour. It would be too conspicuous for them to stand here for an hour.

Su Mingan said calmly: "No need. It feels too strange, so it's better to be vigilant."

Mizushima Kawa Sora and others did not dance either, they just stood like them.

Su Ming'an glanced at his white suit. Duanying was really good at choosing it. Yamada Machichi's was actually a skirt or a dance skirt that was more Lolita style. He really... knew them very well.

  Being able to summon everyone to the starry sky, and being able to conjure so many desserts and dresses out of thin air, Duoying's strength is evident. Su Ming'an didn't expect that during this first meeting, Duiying would show so many unexpected things. He originally thought that Duiying was as cold and ruthless as a god, but he didn't expect that Duiying was quite sociable and understood human romance. .

 Before he became a shadow...he was a human, right? If it is said that He is a monster born in the starry sky, it is unlikely. There should be some reason that prevents Him from entering the world.

“…Why are you standing here alone? Don’t you like dancing?” A clear voice came from behind.

Su Mingan turned around and saw a pair of blue eyes.

Yamada Town next to him was stunned for a moment. What's just 'a man standing here'? Isn't he a human?

“I prefer sleeping to dancing.” Su Mingan said.

“It’s the gods who make you too tired.” Duiying said, “If he hadn’t killed you so many times, you wouldn’t be so tired.”

　　…Duoying really kept saying bad things about the gods.

Su Ming'an seemed to understand why the gods were anxious to take him back recently, even at the cost of using the holy sword. The gods may have wanted to cut off Su Ming'an from meeting Duoying and prevent them from coming into contact. In other words - Su Ming'an, as the old god, occupies an important position in the battle between the two parties.

 “Are you going to form an alliance with me?” Su Mingan said.

 The goal of the overlapping shadow should be to come to the present world, that is, to "resurrect". He would definitely not be willing to be imprisoned in this starry sky.

 Duoying shook his head: "I just want you to relax and dance."

Yamada Machichi was stunned beside him.

 “I won’t do this.” Su Mingan was indifferent. Such gentle words were of no use to him. This kind of black sesame-filled boss must have some plot against the old gods.

 The overlapping figure slowly disappeared.

 Fortunately, no one except Yamada Machichi saw this brief exchange, and the overlapping shadow blocked the sight of outsiders.

 (End of this chapter)