Global Collapse

Chapter 542 Travel Collapse
Chu Changge remained silent for quite a while this time.

The second hand on the wall clock had already completed a full circle before Gu Mian heard his voice: "As I said before, I can't tell which ones are Guardians at a glance; I can only figure them out through their daily behavior. But there is one person who can tell which ones are Guardians at a glance."

It's Xiao Qiao.

Gu Mian remembered that Chu Changge had mentioned this.

"She can not only tell who the guardian is at a glance, but also which instance or world they come from. I asked Xiao Qiao about it a long time ago, and she told me..."

At this point, Chu Changge fell silent for a long time: "She said the guardian from the world belonging to the Killing Game is... Jiang Yang."

Jiangyang.

Chu Changge mentioned this name.

But it was only mentioned once.

He said Jiang Yang was Xie Bi'an's former name. He said Xie Bi'an used to be a very normal person, but now he covers himself up tightly with a cloak and no longer shows his true face to people.

Gu Mian already knew that Xie Bi'an also came from a lower-dimensional world, but she didn't expect that he actually came from the world where the killing game was located.

Xie Bi'an now lives in this building, with me and the others, but we don't see each other very often.

Xiao Qiao first saw Xie Bi'an on the school bus during a college entrance examination event.

Although Xie Bi'an was wrapped up tightly at the time, he was still recognized at a glance.

The first thing Xiao Qiao said when she saw him was, "He's not dead yet?"

It was as if they believed this person should have died long ago.

“You said that Xie Bi’an had some accidents a long time ago, which made you all think he was dead… Can I ask what kind of accidents those were?” Gu Mian asked.

He couldn't figure it out.

He had known Chu Changge since he was very young, but it seemed that Chu Changge knew Xiao Qiao and Xie Bi'an before the global game started. Gu Mian really couldn't figure out when Chu Changge got involved with these two people.

Chu Changge leaned back on the sofa, as if lost in memories: "That was eight years ago, when you were fourteen."

Gu Mian: "..."

This opening always made him feel like his father was telling him the story of his mother who had died many years ago.

Eight years ago is eight years ago, why are you bringing up my age?

“Eight years ago, an accident happened to Jiang Yang’s family, and all four of them died… Of course, that was what we thought, but we never expected to see him again after the game started.” Chu Changge leaned back on the sofa.

"What accident?"

"I don't know."

If Conan were here now, he would definitely roar, "There's only one truth!"

Unfortunately, the elementary school student wasn't there.

Gu Mian stroked her chin: "From your description, I have a feeling that this matter is not simple, and it doesn't seem like an accident."

Moreover, Jiang Yang's "resurrection" and transformation into Xie Bi'an must have been part of a different story.

At this moment, the fat man next to him suddenly spoke up speculatively: "Is it possible that the Jiang Yang from before really died, and the Xie Bi'an we see now is an imposter, someone whose true identity is unknown? Could it be that he has become a ghost, and he's hiding his true form because he's afraid of sunlight?"

Gu Mian glanced at the fat man: "Have you ever seen a ghost that's afraid of sunlight?"

really……

So far, all the ghosts they've seen are lively and energetic under the sun; they might even start dancing if you put on some music.

Chu Changge also refuted the fat man's guess: "Even if he turned to ashes, Xiao Qiao could still recognize his identity at a glance. He was neither replaced nor turned into a ghost."

"Ah..." The fat man's mouth opened slightly, "but I still feel like that person is dangerous." Although he looked very kind and had a pleasant voice.

“I remember you first met Xie Bi’an after the game started during the Lantern Festival event, right?” Gu Mian looked at Chu Changge. “After that, he was in every event we participated in.”

Whether intentional or not, the other party kept running into Gu Mian and her group, and now they even lived in the same building.

"If Xie Bi'an is a guardian like Brother Chu, then he should protect the doctor, right?" The fat man scratched his head.

Not always.

Gu Mian still remembered what Liu Ruyan had done by sneaking into his house.

Xie Bi'an is an unpredictable person, and it's impossible to figure out what he's up to.

"If Brother Chu is really worried, how about we send Xiao Hong to secretly strangle him in the middle of the night?" Fatty came up with a brilliant idea.

Little Red, whose name was called, was huffing and puffing as she dug into Fatty's secret strawberry jam. When she heard someone call her name, she looked up and then continued to huff and puff as she dug.

Gu Mian glanced at Xiao Hong and then looked away: "The probability of her succeeding in assassinating someone you sent is the same as the probability of you discovering that I am your long-lost father."

The fat man scratched his head, feeling that the analogy was a bit off.

“Speaking of which, since Xie Bi’an comes from the world of the killing game instance, he should know the name of his world, right? Xiao Qiao must also know the name of her world,” Gu Mian thought. “Why don’t we go and ask him first?”

Xiao Qiao is easy to talk to.

On a sunny midday, the fat man prepared a lavish lunch to lure her over.

Gu Mian didn't have to put in much effort to find out Xiao Qiao's world name.

"Ragnarok," Xiao Qiao said, stuffing a piece of roasted meat into her mouth.

The fat man was shocked upon hearing the name.

The name itself evokes a magnificent world, and he can already picture countless gods walking across the land, with the sky filled with the ashes of war.

How could such a magnificent world produce someone as mentally challenged as Xiao Qiao?
The fat man fell into deep thought.

Seemingly sensing the fat man's thoughts, Gu Mian said, "Perhaps her world is mainly reflected in the word 'twilight,' and has nothing to do with the gods."

"What is your world like?" Gu Mian asked Xiao Qiao.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qiao stopped talking, looked up at Gu Mian, and recited a very rhyming sentence as if reciting from memory: "Our world has come to an end. All life will face twilight, all history will turn to dust, and all civilizations will be swallowed by darkness. Only a new world can bring a bright future."

Ah, very good.

No answer.

But at least it was an answer; Gu Mian hadn't expected Xiao Qiao to speak.

The fat man blinked: "It sounds like an apocalyptic world."

Gu Mian picked up a slice of watermelon: "The name Ragnarok sounds a bit apocalyptic. It might be better if it were changed to Ragnarok: The Return of the Gods."

"If we change it to 'Gods Return to Life,' that would be too supernatural. We might as well use the Doomsday Channel." The fat man rubbed his hairy arm.

"We haven't experienced the Xiao Qiao world's instance yet, have we?" Gu Mian stroked his chin. "We haven't seen the Ragnarok world's instance."

Xiao Qiao sullenly stuffed a piece of roasted meat into her mouth again: "Ragnarok, it's not open, there are no dungeons."

No copy?

Gu Mian looked at Xiao Qiao; it really was a magical world.

Oh no, I'm out of fresh headlines!
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