People are collapsing iron, they say I am a greedy messenger

"But now that we've come this far, there's no other way."

Yue Yan said this, walked forward and opened the elevator.

The elevator was dark. The ceiling light that was supposed to be working 24 hours a day was broken. The gloomy atmosphere and the narrow space were filled with horror, as if there was an endless abyss behind it. Coupled with the strange atmosphere of a dream, walking into the elevator became a matter of courage.

Several people looked at each other and walked in without hesitation.

Although the light fixture was damaged, the elevator was clearly still running, but it no longer displayed the floor number. After the girl pressed the button for the first floor, the door closed, and the surroundings instantly fell into complete darkness.

For some reason, even lighting items such as mobile phones cannot be turned on, but there is some kind of rule that restricts the use of lighting devices.

But it's not that there is no light at all -

Because in the darkness, the tattoos on Yue Yan's body emitted a faint fluorescence, especially the lip print on her face, which was quite conspicuous, as if it was covered with fluorescent liquid.

However, the light was too dim, and the color was a bit creepy - the green light hit their faces, making the other three look like three evil spirits.

"Emmmm...should I change back?"

"Hey, come on, I think it's pretty fun."

Xing squatted on the ground, hugged Yue Yan's thigh, and rubbed the tattoo on it with his face, like a nympho, and even licked it for no reason.

Yue Yan had become accustomed to her behavior, a kind of desensitization... He knocked on her head helplessly, and when he saw that she didn't react, he ignored her.

Just lick it, it doesn’t matter.

……

"Ding ~"

More than a minute later, with a crisp ding-dong sound, the elevator finally arrived at the station.

Unfortunately, after opening the door, what greeted everyone was not the expected hotel lobby, but another corridor.

The end of this road was visible at a glance, and there was a door in front... but it was locked - the Rememberer's prediction came true, and the elevator really led them to a dead end.

"Can I just hammer it open?"

Yue Yan asked curiously: "This door doesn't look very strong."

"For the memory realm, most of the rules in reality are not applicable."

Black Swan shook his head: "A locked door here means no way out. This is the rule of the original dream. Even if you use brute force to break the door open, there will probably be no road behind it.

If I keep searching like this, it'll probably never end... Let me take you on a journey—show you how a memorizer would handle a situation like this."

As she spoke, her body floated lightly in the air. She waved her hand, summoned her lamp, and a confident smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She pulled the tarot cards out of it and presented them in front of her - they were a few cards without any patterns, with only some mist flowing on them.

Soon, the fog dissipated, and several cards showed different pictures. Although they were blurry, she could make out the general idea.

"This memory domain is a bit too distorted... I have to resort to some less elegant means. Please give me some time.

Just need some...ah, I found it, your other two companions, Ji Zi and Miss Sanyue Nana...they don't seem to be doing well.

There are also family members, a pack of hounds, chasing something in the dream, and... huh?"

At this moment, she seemed to see something bad, and her expression changed from the previous lazy state to a slightly serious state:

"Is this... the little girl named Liuying? Why is she here?"

"Liu Ying?"

Xing was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what Black Swan had seen and was stunned: "Didn't you say she was out? Why is she here?!"

"Theoretically, she should have left the dream directly through that door, but if she had a strong desire to stay in the dream, she could reject reality.

I thought she wouldn't want to stay in the dream, but it seems that's not the case. And there seems to be something following her, which is..."

A drop of sweat fell from Black Swan's forehead, sensing that something might happen. He immediately ended his observation and manipulated the tarot cards to form a huge puzzle in front of him. His hand speed increased significantly, and he said as he put the puzzle together:

"The situation is not good. I have made an exception and taken some special measures. Everyone, we need to speed up the process."

This so-called special method is the unique skill of the Memoirist. In the memory domain, they can create a path directly to someone's current location by capturing the thoughts and impressions of others.

Because of some relevant regulations, this trick is generally not allowed to be used unless under special circumstances, and Black Swan really has no other choice at the moment.

Soon, the puzzle was completed, and the things in the picture were reflected in reality. The originally locked door turned into an elevator leading to the lobby.

However, this time the ceiling light in the elevator was on.

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Chapter 245: Firefly Sauce.

Yes, its lights were on, but despite this, Yue Yan still vaguely saw himself stepping into thick darkness the moment he stepped in, and even his steps became a little heavier.

"Don't worry, this is normal."

Seeing this, the Black Swan nearby immediately consoled him, "The material used to create this shortcut is scattered memory matter from the memory realm. Because it's concentrated, some sensitive intelligent individuals may experience unusual reactions when entering these passages, such as dizziness and trance. Don't worry."

"Um……"

This time, the only button left on the elevator panel was the button for the first floor lobby; all the others had disappeared.

After pressing the only button, the door closed and the elevator went down, bringing a slight sense of falling while making people feel as if they were gradually stepping into the deep sea.

Yue Yan knew exactly what she was going to see next - she knew the Star Core Hunter's plan, and she also understood that Liuying would face "three deaths" in Pinoconi. If she followed the script and followed all the steps she should take, the other party would not really get hurt.

But anxiety and uneasiness still filled her mind.

Until the elevator arrived at its destination, after a crisp bell rang, the door slowly opened, and behind the door was the lobby they had been looking for for a long time.

But the scene in the center of the lobby was beyond everyone's expectations——

Liuying, her chest had been pierced by a sharp blade, and her body was hanging in the air - she seemed to notice the few people who came down from the elevator here, turned her head with difficulty, stretched out her right hand, and then let it drop weakly.

The look in its eyes towards death was cold, yet it was as sinister as a wild beast... That was Gallagher's masterpiece. He used mystery as a chisel to carve the sleeping eyes into such a terrifying and strange appearance, referring to the murderer's eyes when killing people, just to make it more like death.

The moment she saw that scene, Xing's brain froze. She had almost no time to think, so she picked up her baseball bat and rushed forward.

But Yue Yan's tongue was faster than hers and stabbed in an instant - the meme symbolizing sleep then pulled out the blade, causing Liuying's body to fall from the air.

But even though his tongue was moving very fast, he still couldn't catch her.

The silver-haired girl suddenly shattered in mid-air, turning into a pool of memory that scattered on the green tongue.

The taste is not good, bitter.

Yue Yan thought so.

But her first priority now is to comfort Xing beside her.

At this moment, the opponent was on the verge of collapse. The moment he saw the other party shattered, he stood there in a daze, and then staggered to the pool of memory. He was a little at a loss, and wanted to reach out and touch it helplessly, as if he couldn't believe that his companion had died.

As an unknown traveler who has been on the journey for more than half a year, Xing is not a novice who has never seen blood. Many antimatter legions and Medicine King secret cultists have lost their lives in her hands.

She had witnessed the death of innocent people, but she had never thought or considered that one day death would befall someone close to her.

……

It's strange. She and Liuying had only known each other for less than half a month and had only eaten a few meals together. To be honest, they were just ordinary friends at most. They shouldn't be so heartbroken when facing each other's death... right?

Then why, why would she...

But now she is no longer able to think about these things. Regret, pain, hatred, and all kinds of negative emotions are growing in the heart of this usually heartless and optimistic girl.

Until Yue Yan came over, patted her on the back and said:

"Don't worry, Liuying is not dead yet."

"?"

At that moment, the negative emotions in her heart stopped growing.

Xing was confused and a little shocked. She turned to look at Yue Yan, trying to see some emotions on her face... Unfortunately, the girl was wearing a sacrificial robe at the moment, and her eyes were covered by a blindfold, so she couldn't see anything.

"You said...what? Liuying is not dead?"

"Ms. Yue Yan, I know you want to comfort Miss Xing, but that means death..."

Black Swan walked over and shook her head helplessly. In her opinion, Yue Yan was just trying to appease Xing with lies. However, in her opinion, such lies were useless and would only make people more painful when the truth was revealed later.

"That's a meme that symbolizes the loss of life and murder, it's..."

"No, you don't understand."

However, the girl shook her head confidently:

"It's definitely not death... Speaking of which, I actually wanted to tell you from the beginning, but I just never found the opportunity.

No one understands memes better than I do. My sense of smell is strong enough to distinguish the power of destiny in people - and among the Pinocchio, the destinies carried by a few people are very special, special enough to leave a deep impression on me.

One was Sunday, the head of the Oak family; another was Miss Huangquan; and the third was Firefly. They all possessed unique powers—and the last one was the so-called meme that symbolized death...

I’ll just say it straight.”

Yue Yan cleared his throat and then said word by word:

"That wasn't death at all. It's hard to even say it symbolizes anything negative, because beneath that skin disguised as the murderer's eyes is something else—a mysterious power assisting in its disguise."

Huang Quan and Black Swan were stunned when they heard this, and subconsciously thought about what the mysterious power referred to.

But then they all realized one thing - what Yue Yan said was probably the literal mysterious power of destiny.

Considering that a group of destiny walkers joined in the early days of the Pinocchio War of Independence to help the locals resist the atrocities of the company, including the existence of a fictional historian, it is not difficult to understand why mysterious destiny appeared in Pinocchio.

When Huang Quan heard the other party say that she was carrying a very special power, she immediately believed what the other party said - when communicating with outsiders, she always claimed that she was a sea patrol ranger who practiced hunting, but it was obvious that words alone could not deceive Yue Yan.

"That means... Liuying is not dead yet?"

Xing scratched his head, a little confused: "Then she just..."

"They must have been transported away in some way. The meme is like a portal, and the method of transport is to stab someone to death. It's a bit unfriendly, but it's certainly harmless."

The girl's expression was quite calm, but after glancing at the black swan who was looking at Huang Quan with curiosity, she became a little less calm:

"Ms. Black Swan, I know that after hearing what I just said, you might be a little curious about Miss Huang Quan's identity... But my advice is that you don't be curious yet. Knowing too much will not do you any good."

The implication is to advise the goose not to repeat the same mistake, otherwise it would be fun to be stripped of its feathers and molested by Huang Quan in the spiritual space.

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Chapter 246: Charred Black Corpse?

"Ah, don't worry, Miss Yue Yan, I've learned my lesson in this regard..."

Upon hearing this, Black Swan naturally knew that the other party was doing this for her own good. In addition, the lesson learned last time was too profound, so she dispelled the last bit of curiosity in her heart, nodded, and glanced at Huang Quan with a slightly resentful look, which made the other party a little confused.

However, things ended safely at this point. At least with Yue Yan's assurance, Xing was finally no longer Emo, but returned to his usual lively state, but the amplitude of his jumping was much smaller.

She believed what the other person said. She knew that Yue Yan would never lie to her and had never lied to her. However, after hearing those words, she began to become curious about some things.

It was not until Black Swan said that she was going to check on Jizi and Sanyue's safety and left the place that she revealed her curiosity and asked cautiously:

"Yue Yan, what exactly are those special destiny powers you mentioned? Is Liu Ying actually a destiny walker? And Miss Huang Quan, isn't she a sea ranger?"

It's no wonder she's so curious. After all, in the past few days of getting along with each other, Liuying has always shown herself to be an ordinary girl, not a destiny traveler at all.

But considering she's also pursuing the watchmaker's grand legacy, it seems to make sense. I just don't know which side she's on... can't she be the Masked Fool?

"Ah, indeed, and he's quite influential. However, due to some special reasons, I can't tell you for the time being. As for Miss Huang Quan..."

Yue Yan said this and turned to look at Huang Quan. At this moment, the other party was holding a white peach, biting it while staring at him. When he saw that he was looking at him, he quickly turned his head away and pretended to be eating the peach innocently.

She didn't expose the other person, but smiled and said, "At least she is still a sea ranger now. If you want to know what kind of power she carries, then go and ask her yourself. I can't reveal other people's privacy."

"what?"

Xing was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he actually stomped his butt twice, approached Huang Quan and asked:

"Ms. Huang Quan, what special power do you carry?"

"Um, sorry."

Unfortunately, Huang Quan didn't seem to want to mention this matter. She shook her head with an apologetic look on her face: "Maybe you will know later, but I can't tell you about this matter for the time being..."

However, out of friendship, I can tell you one thing now - I am indeed not a sea patrolman.

I came to Pinocchio only to fulfill the last wish of an old Ranger friend. I assumed his identity only to lure out the real Sea Ranger and deliver a gift to him."

"Okay..."