Chapter 272: Reality

Bai Liu was able to sit up the next day, which the doctors found unbelievable.

But before they could delve into the reasons for this incredible recovery, Bai Liu was taken over, bed and all, by the domestic observatory.

Now Bai Liu is sitting quietly in his bed at the observation station, looking sideways out the window at the snow and wind, with a dozing Du Sanying lying on his side of the bed.

There was a slight knock on the door.

"Mr. Bai Liu, can we come in?"

Du Sanying jolts out of his sleep, wipes the drool from the corner of his mouth, and looks over at Bai Liu in the hospital bed.

Bai Liu didn't turn around, still looking out the window, "Please come in."

The door was pushed open, and in came the five escorts and the station chief of the Observatory, who stood with slight deference at the end of Bai Liu's bed, their heads bowed:

"I'd like to trouble you to help us with the heretics we've escorted here this time."

Bai Liu gave a dispensable hmmm and said faintly, "I didn't do anything either."

"Mr. White, you've done a very worthwhile thing." The station manager looked up with a pleased face.

"I was a little disapproving when I heard earlier that the Heretic Authority wanted to move the original plant that led to the formation of the Dry Leaf Rose to Antarctica for preservation, but since no way was found to destroy the original rose plant for the time being, it had to be moved to this side of the world where it was sparsely populated."

The station chief breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's a good thing you found a way to destroy it in time, to avoid the desire to snatch it being fostered by other observatory researchers mesmerized by the rose."

Bai Liu finally turned his head to look at the men, and he suddenly laughed softly, slowly repeating the station master's words, "What was carried to the South Pole, the original plant of the rose?"

The station manager was stunned, "...... Yes."

"That's right." Bai Liu murmured softly as if talking to himself, "Your memories have been modified into rose plants ah ......"

"...... I'm the only one who remembers him dead, I'm the only one who remembers him alive."

Bai Liu turned his head again, nodded his head to indicate that he understood the situation, and then stopped talking.

The others remembered only the fading of an insignificant fragrant rose, only he remembered that it was his God who died.

The five escorts looked at each other in disbelief, but finally bowed down and thanked Bai Liu for saving them from a near-crash in the airplane, and then said goodbye to Bai Liu and told him to get some rest.

The captain walked at the end, as he was about to close the door he turned his head to look at the pale Liu Bai in the hospital bed, his mind somehow recalling what this man had said to him on the plane.

[You have people you want to save, and I have monsters I want to save.]

At that time Bai Liu's eyes were so sincere, the captain had served as a member of the Heresy Management Bureau for so long, and had organized many high-risk heretics in large and small sizes, he had never seen such moving eyes in a monster's body.

Even though this living heretic was only showing such a look to save a sinfully tantalizing rose, he couldn't help but be moved by it in that moment.

That rose might be the equivalent in Bai Liu's case of his friends, his lovers, his loved ones, of everything he tried to save even if he had to cut himself into four pieces on the airplane.

But in the end he saved the man he wanted to save, Bai Liu did not save the rose he wanted to save.

The captain felt a deep wave of guilt for some reason, and after a moment of silence, he spoke:

"I've already briefed Captain Su on what happened when you helped us, and he said he'd apply to his superiors to consider downgrading your danger level to give you more freedom of movement."

"All four of the latches on your body were removed for you during the transfer to the Domestic Observatory, and Detachment 3 will not be doing any surveillance behavior on you until the new demotion judgments about you come out."

"Thank you for saving us, and this side." The captain opened his mouth, "...... I'm sorry about Rose."

Bai Liu didn't reply to any of his words as he closed the door and left with a slight bow of goodbye.

Waiting for them to leave, Bai Liu quickly yanked off the IV tube from the back of his hand and ordered, to Du Sanying's consternation, "Go unlock the door, don't let any sane people in, and pack up ready to get into the game."

Du Sanying watched with trepidation as blood dripped uncontrollably from the back of Bai Liu's hand, and couldn't help but whisper to dissuade him, "The doctor said that in order to prevent the formation of blood clots, he gave you an anticoagulant, so that you don't walk around casually, and that you will bleed more than you can handle ......"

Bai Liu fluttered a look over, Du Sanying shrunk his neck and obediently unlocked the door.

"Go into the game, Liu Jiayi, they should be waiting for me in the game." Bai Liu told Du Sanying, "Liu Jiayi has a better treatment for me on hand than anticoagulants."

Du Sanying foolishly asks, "What kind of drugs?"

Bai Liu: "Antidote."

In-Game.

Outside the small guild building of the Wandering Circus, Liu Jiayi walked around anxiously, and Mu Sicheng squatted in the doorway with a vacant look on his face, his hands resting on his knees.

Mu Ke was motionless, holding his arms by the door, his head lowered, unable to see his expression.

Tang Er hit stood next to the trash can, holding a lit cigarette, somewhat distractedly playing with the gun in his hand, his movements so fast that the naked eye can only see the shadow.

Unloaded, assembled, cartridges removed and reloaded, magazines and chambers bumping into each other.

Since ...... so many world lines, he never dreamed that Bai Liu would be in trouble to save the people of the Heresy Handling Bureau.

Cut open heart ...... hemorrhaging, collapsed in the freezing snow and was held by Du Sanying for a little over half an hour before finding rescuers, his clothes were soaked with oozing blood ......

Tang Er hit never saw Bai Liu who lived such a ...... miserable life.

He has always been omnipotent and omnipresent, the only believer chosen by the evil gods, and the world exists to indulge him in his games.

But this time ...... the gods, who have always favored Bai Liu, seemed to be punishing him severely because this time Bai Liu was unwilling to follow the designed trajectory of the line, as if he was punishing him severely.

While Tang Er was deep in thought, Mu Sicheng's shout interrupted his thoughts: "Bai Liu!"

Everyone's eyes instantly swished over.

Bai Liu, dressed in a very baggy hospital gown, blood still dripping from his hands, was followed by a sneaky man with level eyes as he walked straight toward the Guild entrance.

Mu Ke put down his hands, Mu Sicheng jumped up, Liu Jiayi stopped walking around, Tang Er hit put away the gun.

It didn't look good, but after all this time of being on tenterhooks, this guy finally showed up!

As soon as Bai Liu walks over, Mu Ke hands him a bandage, signaling Bai Liu to wrap his arm.

Bai Liu nodded and took it, and began to give orders as he wound his way inside, "I still have wounds on my body, and as you all know about me from Du Sanying, they are not difficult to deal with."

"Go down to the game pool later and find a lower difficulty game, and when you get in there, Liu Jiayi heals me with a skill."

Liu Jiayi nods, "Understood."

Bai Liu looked to Mu Ke at his side, "Is Wang Shun in the guild?"

Mu Ke nods.

Bai Liu nodded, letting out Du Sanying who had been hiding behind him all the way: "Have Wang Shun give Du Sanying a basic knowledge of the game, count the number of games he plays and give it to me, as well as have Wang Shun set aside a weekly time slot to give Du Sanying a lesson on the same subject -- because Du Sanying will forget! -- because Du Sanying will forget."

"By the way, remind Wang Shun not to have too close contact while teaching Du Sanying, especially emotionally." Bai Liu briefly reminded, "Du Sanying's Lucky Value will affect him."

"Mu Ke, you talk to Du Sanying about the team and the league, and take him through one or two Tier 1 games to get used to it first."

"Got it." Mu Ke led the way and left with Du Sanying, "Follow me."

Du Sanying glanced hesitantly at Bai Liu, and only after receiving his nod of approval did he trot off after Mu Ke.

"Mu Sicheng." Bai Liu turned to him, "I have something for you."

Mu Sicheng orthochromatically asked, "What is it?"

"Because of something ...... Killer Sequence Spades did, my usual weapons and props were partially emptied by him, but the league is in need of these things, so I need better replacements."

"-I personally think that this price should be borne by Killer Sequence." Bai Liu raised his eyes, "They were the number one ranked guild last year, their prop inventory must be pretty good this year."

"Is it better to let Charles communicate first, if the person is willing to sell, buy, if not ......"

Bai Liu's eyes shifted down to look at Mu Sicheng's monkey paw, "Do you see what I mean?"

Mu Sicheng grimaced and smiled as he rubbed his wrist, "Got it, just stomping around and besieging their guild's stockists, right?"

Bai Liu nods.

Mu Sicheng gave an OK sign and left.

Bai Liu looks to Tang Er and plays, "You and Jiayi will enter the game with me, my current state is not suitable to enter the game alone with Jiayi, I will be besieged and will need strong attack support."

Upon hearing this, Tang Er's taut nerves relaxed as he nodded, "Naturally, will we enter the play pool now?"

Bai Liu nods.

Liu Jiayi also breathed a sigh of relief, she was still quite afraid that Bai Liu would try to show off and enter the game with her alone.

He looks too weak right now.

But I have to say, even though Bai Liu is wearing this haggard look, the moment this guy shows up, there is a feeling of a sea pin, the entire guild instantly runs, and everyone's heart is at ease.

What a natural tactician with so much control over the field ......

Liu Jiayi stole a glance at Bai Liu's heart.

-- Bai Liu Now this calm and self-composed deployment of the league looks even more completely unlike being traumatized by a huge psychological trauma, even so strong that his consciousness is blurred to bring out the game ......

Who in the world is capable of breaking Bai Liu's heart?

In the last game, there was only one Spades who could possibly hurt Bai Liu, but that guy was so nerdy that he didn't look like he had the ability to psychologically damage Bai Liu at all ......

But Bai Liu looks like he's going to target the Killer Sequence and Spades as soon as he gets online, so it does feel like he's been messed with by Spades ......

So what did Spades do to piss off Bai Liu, the perennial cool-ass profit monger?

Liu Jiayi stroked her chin in deep thought, curious as she had never been before.

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Killer Sequence Guild Lounge.

Spades sits with his head down on one side of the couch, and on the opposite side of the couch sits the Inquisitor of the Adversary, propped up on his knees and admonishing him bitterly.

"Look at you, you want to play the game alone I'm not forbidden, you want to win, and other players have conflicts are normal, who did not have a young and unintelligent, all kinds of want to compete for the first time, I as your tactician, it is not incomprehensible."

The Reverse God was so angry that he waved his hand, his voice soaring, "--But how can you go and crush the hearts of other little kids, bah no, other players?!"

"It's just a game pool, it's not even a league! Is it necessary! Ah!"

The Inquisitor of the Adversary slapped his thigh in sorrow, "Spades, are you doing this right?!"

Spades, clutching his arms and the whip in his arms, leaned back on the couch head a little as if to admit his mistake.

The Inquisitor of the Adversary was filled with frustration, and when he saw Spades' rare honesty, he was forced to let go of a large portion of his anger.

He softened his tone and advised, "Spades ah, it's still in the season of support, you're arrogantly bullying people from small guilds like this, if it's told it'll affect the guild's support rate, originally the Slayer Sequence doesn't have a lot of members, and the image is scary now, a lot of ordinary players won't be willing to support us."

"Tell you what, how about we bring something to the door to apologize to the person, we all shake hands, and pretend nothing happened?"

Spades is still nodding, head down to his chest.

The Inquisitor of the Adversary God's face was pleasantly surprised, "Spades, you've agreed! You can't go back on your word!"

A member of the team felt something was wrong, and cautiously stepped forward and crouched down to take a look at Spades.

This team member was silent for a long time and turned his head to the Inquisitor of the Adversary, "Adversary, Spades is asleep."

Against the Gods: "......"

The Adversary rolls up his sleeves and snarls at Spades, "axksaj-- Spades-- you askjhdc-- Sooner or later you're going to be on your knees in front of this person you bullied begging for forgiveness! You dumb ass!"

The other team members rushed forward to stop the erupting Reverse God:

"Calm down, calm down! We have to keep him for the game!"

"It's not the first day he's slept through a meeting!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, just penalize him for having to lose the game three times as per usual! Spades, losing a game is painful! More painful than killing him!"

Spades, half asleep, opens his eyes slightly and he hears the Adversary take a deep breath while ordering, "Okay, as is customary, Spades sleeping and gawking at the meeting is punishable by having to force him to lose the next three games."

"For the next three games the whole team will work together to monitor and encircle Spades, he is strictly forbidden to get any victories from us, or from the enemy, this is a punishment for him, and a test and training for us, do you hear me!"

The whole team fought, "I hear you!"

Spades, just waking up, slowly: "?"

Why are you punishing him again? Didn't you just finish punishing him?