Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

"You mean you're a effeminate man who doesn't have a penis?"

"You idiot, I've called you that before! That's what you call a woman!"

Hearing the familiar words from Wu Wang, Yingluo's melancholy seemed to ease considerably, and she couldn't help but grumble and scold him.

Wu Wang was still curious about this and said, "To be honest, I rarely use the phrase 'brothers and sisters' to describe a person. The last time I used it was to describe the entire family as being executed."

Yingluo: "..."

Using terms like "men, women, young, and old" to describe someone's entire family is understandable, but using "execution of the whole family" to describe it...

That's not an adjective either!

She felt much better now and didn't have time to be depressed anymore. All she wanted to do now was punch this guy so hard he was embedded in the wall and couldn't be pried out.

"Okay, enough joking around. So, where exactly did you have your sex reassignment surgery? It was quite successful!"

Upon hearing Wu Wang's words, Ying Luo finally couldn't help but clench her fists.

What do you mean by "the joke is over"? Aren't you the only one saying that?
And you were clearly joking when you said that! Where does this end?!
But the clenched fist never came out; instead, it relaxed as Yingluo let out a long sigh.

Looking at his reflection in the water, he said, "I didn't have surgery. Let me finish."

This time, Wu Wang didn't interrupt.

Let Yingluo continue, "When I was Xu Bansheng, I had a wife. Don't look at me like that. We were legally married, and she's not made of silicone."

"Perhaps it's a blessing from heaven, or perhaps it's some kind of curse."

"We both became players of the Calamity faction and went through the same beginner dungeon."

Upon hearing this, Wu Wang repeatedly expressed his amazement.

Indeed, given the current probability of all of humanity entering a dungeon during a public beta test, this situation is perhaps not uncommon.

During the initial closed beta phase, becoming a player of the Spirit Disaster was entirely a matter of fate. It's estimated that there were very few couples like Yingluo, who were already a married couple when they were still ordinary people.

"During a dungeon run, the two of us coincidentally completed a hidden quest and passed the test to obtain a special rule-based item."

"This item is called the Ring of Loyalty. It consists of two rings, one called the Lovebirds and the other called the Bride and Groom."

"The effect is that the two people wearing the ring can swap souls when entering a dungeon, and can use each other's skills without affecting their own skills."

"Of course, this item also has side effects, namely, it is bound to the user."

"After my wife and I used it on each other once, this item will not work on any other units until we both die."

"But even so, you should be able to understand how powerful this is."

Wu Wang's playful expression vanished, replaced by a serious one.

Yes, there is no doubt that he can imagine the power of this special item.

In a sense, this is equivalent to two people practicing on one account.

To give an example, it's like this: in a game save file, there suddenly exists a bug that allows you to be both a ranged mage and a melee fighter.

He is able to possess two completely different abilities at the same time.

If it's a completely new ability that suddenly appears, there might be a need to get used to it.

But Sakura also said that those were props he and his wife owned.

The two knew each other inside and out and had no secrets. They could also share their experience in using their skills with each other.

This is not just one plus one equals two.

After all, the two are not fused together, but rather exist simultaneously.

There will be two such bugged characters in the dungeon.

The side effects of using a simple binding service are negligible. After all, they are a married couple, and as long as they trust each other enough, it's fine.

“My real-life profession is a boxer. I’m not very smart, so I can’t combine all those different props and skills in such creative ways as you guys.”

"Therefore, I followed the so-called body-refining method."

"My wife is more of a support character. Her skills either debuff the opponent or buff herself. In short, she has a lot of control."

"The two of us worked together very well and were able to get through many dungeons with ease."

"As we become stronger, our lives in real life are getting better and better."

"Because of the supernatural blessing of the players from the Spirit Disaster faction, I have never lost a boxing match, and the prize money keeps increasing."

At this point, Yingluo couldn't help but smile.

That period was arguably the best time of his life.

But that smile didn't stay on her face for long before it disappeared.

Instead, there was an extreme, profound sorrow.

She raised her hand to cover her face and said, "But we've had such good days for so long that we've almost forgotten that there are still many dangers in the dungeons that we can't resist."

Wu Wang cannot deny this point.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how strong a player's individual strength is, they will probably not be able to escape death when they encounter a certain mechanism that kills them in the dungeon.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that apart from having the ability to be "immortal" and withstand the mechanics of being killed, the only other way to deal with it is through the rumored Azure Dragon's ability to clear the entire dungeon.

I have no idea where that guy got such incredible strength. Just how strong do you need to be to clear a dungeon?

Wu Wang suddenly remembered what Oink had once said—that all living things have limits.

So, is Director Qinglong still human?

He even has a way to temporarily slow down the Venerable One's invasion of reality!

Of course, Yingluo, who was covering her face, did not notice Wu Wang's deep thought, and continued:

"Finally, in a dungeon run six years ago, we miscalculated."

"Although it wasn't a Nightmare level dungeon, it was only a Difficult level dungeon. The conditions for clearing it and the game content almost all required a lot of thinking and strategy. Pure brute force was completely useless in it. It was like playing hide-and-seek with the dungeon boss."

"Fortunately, it requires two people to play together, one person directing and the other acting."

“I can’t help, I can only let my wife direct me, I do whatever she tells me to do.”

"Under her guidance, I entered one secret room after another, facing various dungeon monsters. Several times I almost failed to win and died in the secret room."

Even so, I still trust her judgment; she wouldn't harm me!

At this point, Yingluo's voice began to tremble.

Tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks, splashing into the pool and creating ripples.

"In the end...we won..."

"But the price was her own life..."

"It wasn't until I emerged from the dungeon in a daze that I understood why the weak form of the dungeon boss was hidden in the last secret room I entered."

"Because the assassin commanded by the dungeon boss also entered the secret room where my wife was hiding."

"This flaw was deliberately created by the dungeon boss, betting that she wouldn't dare risk her life for my victory in the dungeon. Because once that opportunity is missed, my wife will no longer be able to find the other person's location in the subsequent secret room selection."

"The dungeon boss told me before he died that my wife actually had another chance to escape in the previous round of choices."

"As long as I am left in another inescapable secret room, she will open a passage to escape the instance."

"She didn't make that choice, not even for the slightest hesitation."

"She firmly chose me..."

Yingluo's hand, which was covering her face, trembled slightly. When she finally managed to lower her hand, her eyes were already red and swollen.

Under Wu Wang's gaze, which seemed to have understood something, Yingluo slowly unwrapped the boxing bandages on her hands.

On the ring finger of her left hand was a tree engraved with the shape of its branches and trunk; this was called a conjoined tree.

She also wore a ring on the ring finger of her right hand, which was engraved with an elegant lovebird pattern.

She rubbed the ring on her left hand and said in a hoarse voice:
"Before entering that instance, as usual, we put the [Ring of Loyalty] on each other, so her soul was in my body at that time."

“After returning to the real world, I personally sent my own mangled body to the crematorium and even attended my own funeral.”

“Watching my relatives and friends weep uncontrollably at the funeral, I even had to face her parents’ attempts to comfort me when I got back inside.”

“But I cannot and will not explain to anyone that the one who died was actually my wife, their daughter, that beautiful girl as lovely as a cherry blossom.”

"I have to grit my teeth and live on with this secret, whether for her parents or for the sake of the traces of her life in this world."

"I am her only legacy in this world."

"Her heart beats for me now, and I must live for her until the end of time."

After saying that, Yingluo slowly wrapped the boxing bandage back around her hand.

He wouldn't let anyone see the two rings, nor would he allow them to fall from his hands.

At this moment, there was no sound of conversation within the entire temple.

All that remained was the rustling sound of cherry blossoms falling and wrapping bandages.

The moment she completely wrapped it up.

She also raised her head and wiped away her tears.

It was as if the sentimental Xu Bansheng was once again entangled and merged with this body.

Looking into Wu Wang's still calm and unwavering eyes, Ying Luo said with utmost seriousness, "So, the person sitting in front of you now is actually someone who once had a male soul but now has a female body. I no longer worry about gender. I will live on forever in her identity, and please keep this secret for me."

This time, Wu Wang did not say anything about doing his best.

Instead, he nodded calmly and said, "Okay, I promise you."

This secret is the prerequisite for the cherry blossoms to fall.

The next question is—what does this secret have to do with the Eternal City?
Yingluo scooped up a handful of water from the rebirth pool.

He held it up to me, seemingly changing the subject, and asked, "Do you think there's anything special about this water?"

Wu Wang shook his head and remained silent.

Because his [Vision of Truth] did not show any abnormal information.

If the water in this rebirth pool is truly special, there should be information displayed on it.

Sakura casually sprinkled water on the ground and said, "Yeah, I also think it's nothing special, just ordinary water. So why can it revive the residents of Eternal City?"

She slowly stood up and looked at the bright sky outside the temple.

Controlling his emotions, he said, "When I first entered the instance, I learned some information about the Eternal City from within the club, including the aspects of immortality and resurrection."

"But when I saw that face I hadn't seen in six years in the audience, that man named Xu Bansheng, I suddenly had a bold guess—"

"Why are our roles in this instance not given our original names like in previous instances, but instead using our own IDs?"

"Could there really be a female boxer here named Yingluo, with her own original life trajectory and flawless rhythm of life, and I just happened to replace her?"

"Or is it because the entire Eternal City synchronized our information the moment we entered this world, allowing us to perfectly integrate into it?"

Yingluo's words made Wu Wang fall into deep thought.

Synchronize information...

He suddenly realized that the [City System] could adjust the memories of all residents at any time. What if he could implant memories of the six players into their minds?
Could this create the possibility that Sakura mentioned?

Wu Wang thought about it more and more and felt that it was possible to achieve.

But this has nothing to do with immortality or resurrection...

Suddenly, a glint of light flashed in Wu Wang's eyes.

He thought of it!

That's where the problem lies!
Before Yingluo could even speak, Wu Wang said, "The other five of us can do that, but when it comes to the implanted memories and characters, problems arise with you!"

"Because your soul and body are different, the Eternal City's [City System] cannot determine which one is the real you. It can only implant memories of both [Xu Bansheng] and [Yingluo] into the residents' minds at the same time."

"However, memories can be altered, but people cannot appear out of thin air."

"Logically speaking, even if some residents have memories of a person named Xu Bansheng, such a person should not actually exist in the city."

"But he just happened to show up!"

"This means that the Eternal City didn't simply implant memories, but directly created a living, breathing person!"

Create a living person?

This is simply unbelievable.

The city system couldn't possibly be that powerful, could it?
Or rather, it was already too outrageous starting from the point of the "immortality field".

Yingluo nodded and pointed to the pool, saying, "So, I came to the Rebirth Pool as soon as possible to verify whether there is anything unusual about the water here."

"It's clear now that water is just water and has no ability to revive itself."

"Then, where do the people who die and are resurrected in the Eternal City come from?"

Wu Wang fell silent.

Because now that we've gotten to this point, things seem pretty clear.

Combined with what I had seen of the contestants in the "Suicide Show," I realized that their remains or blood after death did not disappear; rather, the missing parts appeared out of thin air after they were resurrected.

All of this indicates that—

The Eternal City did not resurrect anyone at all.

Instead, it involves creating a new person after a person dies, someone who has the same appearance as the deceased and even shares the same memories.

Because their memories are exactly the same, the other person will naturally believe that they have been resurrected.

The "birth pool" is actually a production base.

On the other hand, the idea of ​​creating something out of thin air is inherently irrational, and this conclusion seems to have led to another dead end.

Actually it is not.

Wu Wang also thought of another way to alter memories at any time and create different characters at will.

That's an electronic code.

The entire instance might not even be located in a real city!

Instead, it's within an electronic program called the "Eternal City"!
Everyone, including the players who are now entering, has become a piece of electronic data.

From this perspective, the so-called "city system" is actually a terminal that backs up the residents' memories, and it can rewrite a new role based on the backup at any time.

This is to achieve the illusion of "immortality" or "resurrection".

If a player dies here, it's a true death.

Because the player who has been "resurrected" is just a piece of electronic data with synchronized memories, even if the dungeon is successfully completed, there is absolutely no way to return to reality through the portal of the Spirit Disaster game!

This is the secret to eternal perfection! (End of Chapter)