Read Novel Full Chapter 640
Chapter 640
Outside, the battle raged on.
The crumbling courtyard walls were completely unable to withstand the bombardment.
More and more shells fell, and the once peaceful Chenjia Village had no means to resist. In a matter of moments, it was reduced to ruins.
The old elm tree in the center of the village was blown in half, struggling to stand amidst the wreckage.
The players hid inside a house, occasionally catching glimpses of fighter jets flying overhead.
Each time a fighter jet passed, it tested their mental endurance. Whether they would break under the pressure first, or if the shells would land first, seemed only a matter of time.
Death seemed inevitable.
However, the players inside the house were calm, one more composed than the next.
Some stood by the windows, observing the situation outside and reporting it to the others inside.
Some rummaged through the cabinets and their backpacks to see if there were any useful props.
Bai Lixin took out a black shield from his backpack, opened it, and placed it on the eaves to block the incoming artillery.
Amidst the deafening noise, his voice pierced through and reached every player’s ears.
“Many years ago, a group of invaders came to the peaceful Chenjia Village. They burned, killed, looted, committing all kinds of evil.”
“To protect their homeland and drive away the invaders, a group of determined warriors fought fearlessly one after another.”
“Chenjia Village was just one stop on the invaders’ path. To stop them, the untrained villagers of Chenjia Village took up whatever weapons they had—a hammer, an axe, anything could be used to protect their home.”
“But the invaders’ artillery was too powerful. To completely eliminate them, the villagers of Chenjia Village and the brave warriors were ready to die.”
“Lin Xiao and Master Song kept spreading rumors that there was a treasure of the Chen Kingdom hidden in Rong Mountain, luring the greedy invaders into the mountain, where they were ambushed and destroyed. However, some invaders remained in the village. To prevent these invaders from providing support or advancing further, the villagers of Chenjia Village charged out, using their burning bodies to form a wall, sacrificing themselves to stop them.”
“The ones who set fire to Chenjia Village weren’t anyone else but the villagers themselves. They were Chen Dazhuang, Chen Xiaoshi, Chen Erniu, Chen Ruyi…”
[Ding! Congratulations, player, [Chenjia Village] progress 68%.]
[Ding! Congratulations, player, [Chenjia Village] progress 69%.]
[Ding! Congratulations, player, [Chenjia Village] progress 70%.]
One name after another came out of Bai Lixin’s mouth, sonorous and powerful.
There was constant sound of gunfire outside, but the players could no longer hear the noise. All they could hear were those names.
“Chen Damei.”
“Chen Aiguo.”
“Chen Jian.”
“Chen Liang.”
As these names were spoken, they seemed to see a group of people, their bodies blazing with fire, rushing out of the village with a final roar, using their weak but sturdy bodies clumsily to block the invaders.
They had no weapons in their hands, so they used their bodies as weapons.
When the walls of their houses were blown down, they used their bodies to build an indestructible wall!
The invaders mocked the villagers of Chenjia Village, thinking they were old and weak, but they didn’t know that the villagers were willing to give up their lives to protect their homes.
Even if it meant risking their lives, they would never let those filthy bastards set foot in their Chenjia Village and defile it in the slightest!
Sobs and cries of grief accompanied the recitation of the names. The players had red eyes and they gritted their teeth as they stared at the fighter jets circling overhead.
Song Yuantian gritted his teeth, turned his back to the crowd, hid himself in the dark corner, and tried not to make any sound.
He knew that this wasn’t just a fictional copy; it was a reflection of real history!
History could not be changed, but in this game, it could.
Was there something they could do?
What could he do to stop all this from happening, and save these villagers?
As more names were called out, the players’ task progress filled up rapidly.
When the task progress reached 99%, Bai Lixin stopped speaking and walked to the window, looking at the chaotic sky, and shouted the final name: “And the last person, Lin Xiao!!!”
A loud and clear horn suddenly rang out, as if a thousand troops were advancing with the force of thunder.
“Look at the sky!”
A player pointed at the sky in astonishment.
In the shocked eyes of the players, a giant golden horn pierced through the clouds, and several giant dragons with bared fangs and claws circled around it.
The dragons’ roars mixed with the sound of the horn, echoing across the entire sky.
Amidst these furious roars, the dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the fighter jets, as if losing control, began to fall from the sky. Before they hit the ground, they vanished into thin air one after another.
The shells on the ground also disappeared, and the damage they caused reverted to its original state.
The old elm tree swayed its branches, as if an old man was shaking his beard and laughing.
“They’ve disappeared again.”
“Was it another illusion?”
“Isn’t this illusion too realistic?”
[Ding! Congratulations, players, [Chenjia Village] copy progress has reached 100%. The second-stage is complete, and you are now qualified to enter the third stage.]
[There are six hours left until the end of the second stage. After the time expires, you will automatically proceed to the third stage. Please be patient.]
[Friendly reminder: Before the time is up, make sure to keep yourselves alive.]
When the players received the system prompt that their game progress had reached 100%, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
“Wow, we finally completed the task.”
“It wasn’t easy, this task was really exhausting.”
“It feels like I’ve lived a century in less than four days.”
“We can finally relax for the next six hours and recharge.”
“But we shouldn’t relax too much. The system just reminded us to stay alive. I don’t want to laugh and end up in tears.”
“Alright, alright, it’s better to be safe than sorry. I’m out of here, you guys take care. Oh, by the way, Brother Bai Lixin, thank you once again for your help. You are definitely a solid partner. Please take good care of me in the third stage.”
The players dispersed one by one, leaving only Bai Lixin and a few others in the crowded room.
Xia Chi still seemed a bit dazed, “They just left like that? It’s over?”
“A horn and dragons suddenly appeared in the sky, aren’t they curious about what happened? Do they have no curiosity at all?”
Bai Lixin: “Maybe they have more important things to do.”
Xia Chi: “We’ve completed the task, what else could be more important?”
Bai Lixin smiled: “I’ll be on my way too.”
Xia Chi grabbed Bai Lixin’s arm, “Brother, you can’t leave yet, you still haven’t told me what the hell is going on. Why did a horn and dragons suddenly appear in the sky?”
Bai Lixin: “You know Lin Xiao, right?”
Xia Chi nodded vigorously, “Yes, the man in the suit who looked like a robot.”
Bai Lixin: “He had a tattoo of nine dragons carrying a coffin on his back, remember?”
Xia Chi nodded again.
Bai Lixin: “We’re inside the coffin on his back. The nine dragons that just appeared were the ones carrying the coffin.”
After saying this, Bai Lixin turned and left.
By the time Xia Chi came back to his senses, Bai Lixin was already at the courtyard gate. He hurried after him, “What? What did you just say? Brother, say that again! Where are we? We’re in his coffin?!!! A coffin?!!”
“What the hell is going on!”
Bai Lixin: “Why we’re inside the Nine Dragons Carrying the Coffin, I’m not entirely sure either. This is something Lin Xiao will have to tell us himself. But it does explain why none of you remember who Lin Xiao is. He wasn’t a player, not even a person, but a vessel for a copy. It’s possible that due to the system’s protective mechanism, you all lost your memories of Lin Xiao.”
“Lin Xiao is in the sky, underground, in the wind… Lin Xiao is always present, he’s everywhere. Everything we see with our eyes and touch with our hands is Lin Xiao.”
Xia Chi looked at the old elm tree not far away and slowly muttered a word: “Awesome.”
“Are you really curious about what’s going on?”
Xia Chi was like a curious baby: “Yes, my thirst for knowledge is very strong.”
Bai Lixin: “There might be a place where we can find Lin Xiao, follow me.”
For the second time today, Xia Chi and Bai Lixin climbed to the top of Rong Mountain.
The two of them climbed up the dense branches and once again heard those sharp, chirping voices in their ears.
“They’re here again.”
“They’ve found Lin Xiao.”
“They can leave now.”
“Shh, they seem to have noticed us too.”
Bai Lixin: “Lin Xiao was discovered by the villagers of Chenjia at the foot of the banyan tree. If there’s a place to find Lin Xiao, it should be here.”
“Banyan flowers, let us see Lin Xiao.”
“Heehee, we don’t know where Lin Xiao is.”
“He’s everywhere, yet he’s nowhere to be found.”
“Unless he comes out on his own, no one can find him.”
“But we can call him for you.”
“Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao.”
“Lin Xiao.”
“Lin Xiao—”
The banyan flowers chattered like little sparrows, making the air feel crowded.
A soft sigh echoed in their ears.
It was light and shallow, yet completely different from the sharp voices of the banyan flowers.
Bai Lixin looked down, and Lin Xiao’s familiar figure had somehow appeared at the foot of the banyan tree.
The two of them jumped down from the branches and landed in front of Lin Xiao. Xia Chi looked at Lin Xiao up and down as if he were looking at something rare, “I can’t believe it, you’re actually the mystery itself.”
Lin Xiao: “Bai Lixin, I didn’t misjudge you. You’ve finally found me. I’ve been waiting for this moment.”
Xia Chi was very excited: “Lin Xiao, tell us what’s going on, this is too awesome.”
Lin Xiao: “It’s a long story.”
“I was originally just an ordinary human, as Bai Lixin speculated earlier. Those years, when the enemies invaded and the situation was unstable, I joined a patriotic organization and Master Song’s family were also my comrades. To resist the invaders, Master Song’s two sons sacrificed themselves one after the other. Later, the organization came up with an ambush plan, using me and Master Song as bait and the treasure of Chenjia Village as the lure. The plan was to draw the invaders to a pre-arranged ambush site on Rong Mountain and annihilate them in one blow.”
“But during the actual operation, some enemies stayed behind in the village on standby, and those who went up the mountain set off a signal flare when they were ambushed. To prevent those enemies from going up the mountain, the Chenjia villagers used their bodies as a wall to block them. They set themselves on fire with the determination to die, and never thought that they could survive.”
“In that battle, our forces and the Chenjia villagers totaled 9,056 people, and we eliminated more than 30,000 enemies.”
“Our forces were almost completely wiped out, and Chenjia Village… there were no survivors.”
Xia Chi’s eyes reddened again.
Lin Xiao said in a low voice: “I also died in that battle.”