life copy game

Chapter 1636 Becoming the 'Dean' (Long Chapter, Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The old man didn't know how to 'create' anomalies, but the 'archbishop' clearly did.

He simply instructed the old man to do as he was told, and the orphanage naturally generated an unusual space.

The robbery of the red-skirted doll was also at the archbishop's behest.

The anomaly in the endless corridor was not created by the cult of anomalies, but after the old man sent people to explore and report the information, the archbishop issued the 'order' to take away the red-skirted doll.

Although the old man didn't know the reason, it was clear that the red-skirted doll was of some use to the archbishop, so he did his best to handle it.

But apart from that, the old man didn't actually know much; he was just a tool, doing things according to the 'archbishop's' instructions.

He would then pocket a little more from it.

However, this archbishop was not like some of the 'enemies' Heo had encountered before, who erased his existence in some way, but rather existed almost completely in the old man's memory.

He even knew his name, 'Vystann'.

The instant that name appeared in He Ao's mind, an invisible mystical connection instantly transcended time and space to reach him.

In the vast expanse of space, a figure seemed to sense something, turned around, and cast its gaze toward the direction where He Ao was.

At this moment, He Ao also raised his head and looked in the direction of that figure.

The power of extrasensory perception dissipated around him, stirring up the chaotic threads of fate and severing the invisible mystical connection that was about to form.

In that instant, time and space seemed to dissipate into scattered lines, and He Ao's gaze seemed to traverse a vast distance in an instant, meeting the gaze from the depths of the void.

boom--

The invisible connection was completely severed, and the invisible figure vanished into the void.

'What is known is what is understood.'

The other party is at least an angel, and an angel with some special mystical abilities.

Ordinary angels do not have such keen mystical perception.

That name should be his real name, and a real name with occult significance.

Combined with a special ability, it becomes possible to establish an invisible mystical connection and draw attention to someone once their name is known.

The reason he didn't erase the old man's memory might not be that he couldn't erase it, but rather that he used the name as a 'trap' to lure in anyone who tried to spy on him.

This 'abnormality' appears to be a calm pool, but beneath the surface lies an unfathomable abyss.

He Ao withdrew his gaze and released his grip on the old man's cheek.

Although he had access to a long stretch of memories, in reality, it all happened in an instant.

"Heh—heh—" The old man looked at He Ao, and in his eyes, He Ao just pressed his face in a daze.

A smile played on his lips again. "Soon, you'll be coming down to join me, and I will be reborn in a new world—"

puff--

Before he could finish speaking, He Ao drew his spear.

The old man's body trembled, and he lost all life, collapsing to the ground.

In an instant, intense flames spread towards this place.

He Ao bent down, took the crystal ball that the old man was clutching tightly from his hand, and then reached into the old man's pocket and pulled out a card or document.

This is a [Dean's Certificate].

The document also has the old man's photo printed on it.

At this moment, the contents of this document are rapidly disappearing with the passing of the old man, turning into a blank card.

Holding the card, He Ao leaped off the fire giant's shoulder, his figure swiftly disappearing into the dark night.

At the same time, he quickly said, "I, Loren, am willing to become the director of the orphanage."

To become the new director of the orphanage, one must kill the current director and then 'swear an oath' while holding the director's certificate.

The dean can appoint a vice dean. Only the dean and vice dean can retain their existence during the reset and receive certain blessings and 'protection' from the exception.

These are the 'rules' of this space, as the old man remembers them.

After a brief pause, new content reappeared on the blank card.

It was a photo of a thin boy, and the name 'Loren' appeared in the name column next to him.

However, it appears very slowly.

At the same time, an invisible connection is being established between this unusual space and Heo.

The establishment process is not fast, and it will take He Ao some time to truly become the dean.

He looked down at the crystal ball in his hand; the 'raindrops' inside the crystal ball were still falling softly.

The reset is about to begin, but it is clear that he cannot become the dean completely before the reset.

Before becoming the true dean, he cannot use any of the dean's 'authority'.

He Ao is currently located in a direction far from the exit of the orphanage.

The 'bishop' just now deliberately lured them over, firstly to take advantage of Finn's body on the inside, and secondly to prolong the distance that Heo and the others could travel.

Even if you win, you won't be able to leave before the reset and will be erased by the power of the abnormal space.

This is tantamount to dying together with He Ao.

The giant who had been burning with flames had fallen completely silent, and the raging fire on his body had begun to die down.

He Ao gripped the card in his hand, feeling his body accelerate violently, the howling wind scraping against his cheeks like blades.

Through the connection he gradually established with this unusual space, he could feel the vibrations in the surrounding space.

At the very bottom of this abnormal space, the reset has begun.

He could also sense that the uncontrolled power of this abnormal space had spread outwards, engulfing the nearby urban area.

The 'old dean' had never experienced similar rules, and he was unaware of what those 'included' would encounter during the reset.

But He Ao estimated that it wouldn't be a good outcome.

However, it will take some time for this reset to be transmitted to the surface.

He Ao held the crystal ball and tried to turn it upside down.

He is not the dean now and cannot directly use the dean's authority.

However, he could clearly sense that he could still seemingly transfer power and 'pry open' the crystal ball through his gradually deepening connection with this abnormal space.

In fact, this crystal ball was not born from the anomalous space, but was given to the 'bishop' by the archbishop, who ordered the 'bishop' to place it in the fire at the orphanage.

After the anomaly was fully formed, the crystal ball established a connection with the anomaly space of the orphanage and was able to 'control' the entire anomaly space to a certain extent.

In fact, the reason why the orphanage's power has not leaked out for so many years is because this crystal ball has become a limiter in a sense, controlling the orphanage's power.

The rule for manipulating this crystal ball is not 'authority', but 'symbolism'.

As long as He Ao attaches even a little bit of the dean's 'symbol', it seems he can try to pry open the existence of this crystal ball.

The formation of this rule likely had a strong human element, but at least for now, it is in He's favor.

boom--

Heo's body crashed to the ground. Reed, who had just run in front of the fire giant and hadn't even realized what was happening, felt himself being lifted up by a tremendous force and tucked under his arm.

When the strong wind whipped across his face, Reed looked up and saw Heo's profile. "Loren, where's that old man?"

“I took him down,” He Ao said without further ado, running forward with all his might. “This space is about to reset, we have to leave, or we’ll all die here.”

He raised his eyes and looked ahead.

The enormous, 300-meter-tall flame girl stood in the darkness, staring blankly at the motionless figures on the ground.

“Siwei,” Heo shouted, looking at the giant flame girl, “help us out.”

The flame girl turned around, searched the ground for a while, and finally found He Ao. She called out in confusion, "Big guy, what are you doing?!"

"Give me your hand!" He shouted.

Siwei paused for a moment, then squatted down and extended her hand. The burning flames extinguished on her palm, revealing slender, long fingers.

He jumped onto her hand and shouted, "Listen to me, run forward!"

"Run forward!" Siwei hesitated for a moment, but still lifted He Ao up, stood up, and ran forward.

"Faster! Faster!" He shouted, "To the left!"

The colossal figure, three hundred meters tall, swiftly traversed the night, running towards the unknown direction in the darkness.

He Ao held the crystal ball in his hand and slowly turned it over.

At the boundary of the entire space, the spreading mist seemed to gradually begin to recede.

Those once clear silhouettes of buildings began to blur again.

The distortion deep within the surrounding space intensified at this moment, and the power of resetting was about to reach the surface of the world.

The enormous fiery figure leaped across buildings, pierced through darkness, and cleaved through smoke and mist, moving swiftly forward.

Soon, an iron gate appeared in the distance.

The flame girl stopped in her tracks, her voice like thunder echoing through the sky, "Big guy, I can't run anymore, I think I can't leave here!"

She crouched down, put He Ao on the ground, looked at He Ao, and laughed, "You guys run."

“Siwei,” He Ao looked up at the girl in front of him and said quickly, “Try ‘Restore’.”

"Huh?!" Siwei was slightly taken aback.

Then, after thinking for a moment, he clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Restore it!"

In the next instant, the giant flame girl vanished, transforming into a delicate girl with cracked skin, resembling a porcelain doll.

"Still can't leave." Siwei paused slightly, scratched her head, thought for a moment, and then clapped her hands again, "Restore!"

The next instant, she transformed into an exquisite porcelain doll and fell from the sky.

He Ao reached out and caught her.

"Big guy, I think I can leave now!" Siwei raised her head and waved her little arms excitedly.

“Hmm,” Heo placed her on his shoulder, and before Reed could speak, he tucked Reed under his arm. “Let’s go!”

The moment Siwei landed on He'ao's body, the restorative power in his body was restored once again.

Without hesitation, he pulled with all his might and charged toward the tightly closed door ahead.

Behind him, the entire space-time seemed to tremble at that moment.

Blurred walls, electric fences, and towering, gleaming phantom buildings appeared in the darkness behind them.

“It’s the surface space.” Reed turned back to look at the blurry phantom and said hoarsely, “The reset has begun?”

"Hmm." He Ao ran forward with his head down.

The space was resetting faster and faster, and they were still some distance from the gate ahead.

“Big guy, that gate is locked!” Siwei, sitting on He Ao’s shoulders, stretched out her hand and pointed to the chain hanging on the gate in front of her, and said quickly.

“It will take us a while to open the door.” Reed looked at the door, his expression darkening, a hint of despair in his eyes.

Just then, through the mist behind the gate, a pretty figure walked in, looking somewhat bewildered.

It was a girl with a thick braid. She looked up, puzzled, at the iron gate in front of her, and at the phantom in the darkness behind it.

He looked at the girl and vaguely felt that her face looked familiar, but he couldn't quite place it.

But that's alright, the other party is obviously not a child from the orphanage, but someone who wandered in by mistake, so that's fine.

His pocket vibrated, and a folding knife popped out, along with a bunch of keys, and he rushed toward the iron gate and the girl outside.

"The key?!" Reed was stunned when he saw the key, realizing that it was the gatekeeper's key. There were also four smaller keys on the keychain, which were the keys to the solitary confinement cell.

He stared at He Ao with wide eyes. "You knew all along that this place was going to open?"

“Just guessing, better safe than sorry,” He Ao said casually. “I know this place well.”

The main gate to the surface area has no keyhole, but the gatekeeper carries the key.

This means that there will be a lock that requires a key to open.

Reed opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't speak for a moment.

If they didn't get the key before, they'll have to go back to the surface to get it now.

Then you're dead.

Reed turned around, glanced at the trembling space in the depths of darkness, then looked at the girl outside the iron gate ahead, and roughly guessed He Ao's thoughts, "Do we still have time to open the door? Can the person outside help us open the door? Does she know how to open the door?"

The phantoms beside them quickly solidified and trembled.

The reset is already behind them.

"Trust in fate."

He Ao simply took a slight breath and quickened his pace.

At that moment, the key that had been thrown out landed in the hands of the bewildered girl standing in front of the gate.

The girl glanced at the key in her hand, then looked at the blurry figure running quickly towards her in the darkness.

She raised her hand, inserted the key into the lock, quickly unlocked the door, and opened it.

At that very moment, He Ao happened to arrive at the gate. He looked at the girl in front of him in surprise and walked through the gate without stopping.

He was actually planning to use the divine sense within the folding knife to penetrate the girl's sleeve, and then directly manipulate the sleeve to grasp the key and open the door.

He hadn't expected the girl to open the door so skillfully and naturally.

However, he no longer had time to think about these things.

The moment he stepped through the gate, the phantom behind him solidified completely.

The reset has been passed to the surface layer.

Let's start with the area inside the orphanage.
Meanwhile, He Ao held the crystal ball in his hand.

At this moment, he finally became the 'director' of this orphanage completely and utterly.