I slay demons and monsters in a bizarre city.

Chapter 42 A Magical Place: The Sea of ​​the Sky

squeak...

The sound of the electric current storm was so piercing that Li Changgeng saw his mother's familiar face on the screen.

Yes, it's definitely her mother, no doubt about it.

At this time, how could he possibly see his mother? Moreover, although his father was standing next to his mother, he looked more like a wax figure than a real person. Li Changgeng keenly noticed that his father's lips did not move and his eyelids did not blink, which meant there was definitely something wrong.

Having witnessed too many strange and unbelievable things, Li Changgeng has become accustomed to accepting the bizarre while carefully observing them.

Has it withstood the test?

Was traveling to the ghost train a test from his mother? Li Changgeng couldn't understand.

“Things are complicated. Your father and I are doing fairly well now. You have a long road ahead of you, son. You must persevere. You are the chosen one, the only hope.”

"I'll tell you the story of mythological archaeology in detail when I have time. Child, remember the Ten Heavenly Stems Ancient Gods, you must find the Ten Heavenly Stems Ancient Gods!"

"Remember this well: you must become friends with the Ten Ancient Gods! Only the Ancient Gods can end all evil! One day, the sun will rise as usual, the eternal night will end, the mist will dissipate, and the world will return to peace!"

Sizzling la la...

The electromagnetic storm sound gradually subsided, and garbled characters began to appear on the screen.

Li Changgeng felt that seeing his mother was a completely unexpected accident, and perhaps behind the scenes, there was an invisible hand controlling everything.

The saw demon who claimed to be from the Mythology Administration Bureau has not shown up yet, and Li Changgeng has not had the chance to ask him any questions.

The ghost train was originally speeding across the sea.

The situation is completely different now. The train is flying through the sky under the control of a female locomotive driver in a uniform and top hat, which is absurd.

The train had no load-bearing points, yet it could fly smoothly, which reminded Li Changgeng of the steampunk era of the Victorian period in the Middle Ages. It was truly outrageous!

The Sky Sea is like a world apart from the real world. Many things here are the opposite of reality. Birds don't fly in the sky but swim in the water, and fish leave the water and become flying fish in the air. It's really strange.

"Time is running out, we'll be there soon, am I right, Li Changgeng!"

The familiar voice reached Li Changgeng's ears once again.

Previously, the female motorcycle driver's words seemed to have a special vocal barrier, and Li Changgeng didn't find them familiar. But now the situation was different; he knew who the female driver was.

Li Changgeng could only see the female driver's profile. When he tried to see her face directly, he discovered that she had no facial features at all; she was a faceless person. Her body also faintly exuded a strange and terrifying aura.

It's Lin Jiuge!!
After Li Changgeng got closer, he finally saw it clearly.

This is not much different from his guess.

Having traveled to the ghost train, besides encountering evil spirits and monsters, I also ran into many familiar faces, including my younger sister Li Ying. The only person I didn't see was Lin Jiuge. "I can only take you this far. The Sea of ​​the Sky is a fantastical place where you can find what you need. But if you want to come here again, be prepared, it's extremely dangerous!"

Lin Jiuge slowly walked out of the driver's cab. She looked at Li Changgeng with deep affection, her eyes flashing with an unusual light.

This made Li Changgeng uneasy.

The strange world I traveled to and the familiar faces I met were always different from, or even the opposite of, those in reality.

"You, you are Lin Jiuge?"

Li Changgeng wasn't sure; what he saw with his eyes and heard with his ears might not be true.

Lin Jiuge might know the truth about all of this; who knows?

"How should I put it? Li Changgeng, how many Lin Jiuges do you think there are? Or are you in a dream, a game, a virtual life digital game in the metaverse, or a game within a dream?"

"This is the last time we'll meet here. You can ask me any questions you have as soon as possible, and I'll definitely tell you if I know the answer."

Lin Jiuge's words left Li Changgeng completely bewildered. But wasn't this exactly the question Li Changgeng wanted to ask? The green countdown had less than 5 minutes left before it ended, and perhaps Lin Jiuge could give him the answer.

"Okay, in your office at KMS Games, in your separate study, is the clock on the south wall round or square?" Li Changgeng's first question was whether this Lin Jiuge was the same Lin Jiuge from the real world, who was also the president of KMS Games and the Dark Night Censor of the Night Slayer Division.

In fact, there are no clocks on the south wall of the detached study, let alone any clock shape.

“I like circles. Round and plump represent good fortune! It’s a round clock with a cat on the dial.” Lin Jiuge smiled slightly, looking at Li Changgeng suspiciously. “You’re trying to find out my identity, aren’t you, Li Changgeng? Don’t forget to thank me for bringing you here.”

Li Changgeng waved his hand and smiled shyly, "No, I was just curious!"

"The first question is, why was I inexplicably taken to the ghost train by the red countdown? I remember this was a game I once designed called 'Mythical Descent'."

Lin Jiuge chuckled softly, gently covering her beautiful lips with her hand. She found Li Changgeng's question utterly ridiculous.

"Li Changgeng, do you think you're the only one who can see the red countdown? Everyone at KMS Games can see it, it's just that the world they enter is completely different from yours. Do you think those evil spirits, vengeful ghosts, cultivators, werewolves, vampires, and so on, appeared for no reason?"

"These kinds of beings, and so on, who are different from humans, all entered special spatial domains and became like that. Of course, some people who entered other dimensions did not come out alive and died inside, or were seriously injured and fell into a coma. Others were sealed inside and could never come out. In reality, they were unconscious and seemed to have entered a deep sleep!"

"Everyone sees different things. Some are asleep, some are at the moment of death, some are pulled into another world for no reason, and some see beams of light. In short, everyone's situation is different. The vast majority of people are dead, which is why there are fewer and fewer people in Black Sea City!"

Li Changgeng thought of his younger sister, Li Ying, and thus remained in a deep sleep; perhaps this was the reason.

His parents mysteriously disappeared, which may also be related to what Lin Jiuge said: they are trapped in another world and unable to return to reality.

Li Changgeng, however, returned alive and well, and even obtained many mythical cards.

Li Changgeng was extremely shocked. This was indeed a very strange question. When the eternal night descended and the mist shrouded the earth, people inevitably inhaled the mist, which caused hallucinations and even mental abnormalities. It was for this reason that many people may have seen things like countdowns or interdimensional portals.

(End of this chapter)