PFC Chapter 320 One Person Short
Chapter 320 One Person Short
Early in the morning, Qiong sat alone in her room with a furrowed brow, holding the "Feather Dust Brand Quill Pen" given to her by Kiana, staring into a blank pioneering log and lost in thought.
Last night, or rather, what happened recently, was too absurd: the forced sale of a terrible script for the "wisdom" trial of immortality, the divination that seemed to indicate a dismemberment ending, and the sudden appearance of the Star Core Hunter's memories—this series of events, which was both laughable and absurd, contained information that piqued Qiong's curiosity.
Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about the divination. Although Qiong repeatedly expressed his disbelief, he still felt uneasy. The more he thought about it afterward, the more he felt that another guess was correct: Is it possible that the so-called "dismemberment by five horses" in the Shang Yang divination was not actually dismemberment by five horses in a physical sense? Kiana said that she would provoke the three starter families in the future and also touched Seele... If Seele splits in two, wouldn't that make five people?
Thinking of this, Qiong broke out in a cold sweat: How could he possibly be juggling five relationships at the same time? He hadn't even figured out what to do about March 7th and Firefly yet, and he was already getting involved with other girls?
He's not a scumbag! If he were, he deserved to be torn apart by five horses!
Qiong pinched her cheek, trying to use the pain to shake these terrible thoughts out of her mind. Just then, the door to the room was gently pushed open.
"Qiong, are you feeling better?"
The person who came was Bai Ji. Qiong put down the quill pen that couldn't write, put her worries aside, and forced a smile.
"It's nothing, I'm a pioneer, what's this little thing? It's not even food poisoning!"
"Then you should also take good care of your health."
Bai Ji walked to Qiong's side, his worry evident in his words.
“Although you are an alien and young and vigorous, as someone who has become somewhat knowledgeable through experience, I still have some concerns… Yesterday you first confronted Lithost directly, and then you submitted to him—”
Bai Ji, who was constantly nagging, looked just like an old man, but he suddenly got stuck while he was still gathering his strength.
Forget it, he's just guessing, and it will take some time to verify.
Qiong didn't care about all that and quickly stopped Baiji from rambling on while he was stuck.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine!"
Even so, Bai Ji was still a little unsure. He was really worried that Qiong, this carefree guy, might not be able to resist the temptation and force himself to eat rice cakes despite his illness, which would make him unsteady on his feet. If that happened, Qiong would probably have to go to the hospital first without Litost's help.
"Take two days to rest and recover."
"I'm not sick."
"Recovery takes time, and I was severely weakened when I first recovered from my serious illness. I couldn't eat, and I couldn't sleep at night. Even now, I still occasionally experience loss of appetite and insomnia..."
Qiong rolled her eyes helplessly as she listened to Bai Ji's words: So you were this nagging when you were young?
He still needs to write his pioneering log! Let's change the subject.
"Can my body be the same as yours? If you have a poor appetite, I can prescribe a formula for you: ginseng, atractylodes macrocephala, poria cocos, and licorice—if you have these things on Mars."
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Sending Baiji away didn't solve anything except for her nagging; Qiong was still upset about what happened last night.
The most important part, of course, is about the Star Core Hunter, but Qiong could only come up with a few possibilities after racking his brains: if he could see the words written by the Star Core Hunter's "Qiong", he could tell at a glance whether it was himself or not, but he couldn't.
Assuming he's recovered, what exactly is his situation? Is he a pure white star core spirit whose mind has been overwhelmed by a bunch of high-dimensional memories induced by "ah-ha"? Or is he a star core spirit who periodically loses his memory and changes organizations, retaining only some memories from before his transmigration?
I can't tell the difference, and I can't figure it out!
"Ugh, my head hurts."
She couldn't think about it anymore, or it would turn into the philosophical question of "Who am I?" Qiong, who didn't consider herself to have any philosophical talent, could only write down what she saw with pen and paper—especially the part about the Star Core Hunter.
"Isn't it too brief?"
Qiong decided to add a few more words.
"One day, the full story will be revealed—a story spanning several worlds—each with its own tale… When the bloody tragedy of the galaxy is unveiled, the truth will be revealed to the world…"
Looking at the filled log, Qiong nodded in satisfaction—if it were simply left for a billion years, as long as the paper was still intact, this log would be a priceless artifact! If he knew how to make a light cone, he could easily create one—a pioneering memory even older than the Memory Star God, wouldn't you say it's worth a five-star rating!
Bang bang bang!
Just as Qiong was immersed in fantasies about the value of the log, the door to the room suddenly rang urgently. The next moment, the door opened, and Song Que, disheveled, dragged Bai Ji in.
"Oh no! Oh no!"
The sparrow was panting heavily, its face full of anxiety.
"what happened?"
"Nian Gao, Nian Gao's life is in danger!"
"impossible!"
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While almost everyone's attention was focused on the unexpected incident on the first day of the Ten Arts War finals, Song Que sneaked into the most secluded alley near the Ruimu Tower: who could have guessed that a daring person would be considering how to sneak into the tower and steal the gods' treasures at this time?
"Is there really no other way besides that door?"
Climbing up the alley wall and gazing at the tall tower with only one door and no windows, Song Que fell into deep thought.
She wasn't without options. Right now, she had a jade pendant of unknown origin lying in her pocket. If she timed it right, she could indeed disguise herself as the victor of the Ten Arts War, enter the tower, and steal the treasure.
But that's too risky!
Assuming she successfully deceived the guards, how could she accurately locate the god's bedroom or treasure vault and obtain the pendant-like treasure without knowing the specific structure inside?
"Sigh, if only I had a map..."
What map?
Just as Song Que was worrying, a familiar voice rang in her ears.
"Nian Gao, what are you doing here?"
"I was just browsing around and came over to say hello when I saw you."
Kiana pointed to the street not far away.
What map did you just say?
"It's nothing, it's nothing."
Song Que chuckled. She didn't want to involve anyone else, firstly because it was dangerous, and secondly because of the need to divide the money.
"Nian Gao, you'd better go back quickly. If lively and beautiful girls like us appear in such a remote place, it's easy for us to attract bad guys with ill intentions."
"That's right, but unfortunately... it's too late for you two to leave now."
The two looked simultaneously toward the depths of the alley from which the sound came. As the hooded man appeared, the shadows within the alley began to twist and writhe, gradually solidifying into several black tentacles dripping with liquid shadows. Each tentacle was covered with mouths full of sharp teeth, many of which were tinged with crimson...
In an instant, a bloody smell with a metallic tinge hit the air.
"Li-Litost?"
The sparrow saw that all the gaping maws on the tentacles suddenly turned towards them. Black saliva dripped onto the ground and vanished without a trace; those mouths even seemed to make sounds…
She couldn't stand it anymore, and her sanity plummeted.
"Rice cake, run!"
Sensing danger acutely, Pine Sparrow immediately realized that Lithost's intentions were not good. She grabbed Kiana and ran wildly towards the alley exit, but after only three steps, she had to stop abruptly: Lithost had ambushed several large, shadowy hands covered in eyes at the alley exit at some unknown time!
It's comparable to tentacles that have mouths and want to eat people.
Ahead were multi-eyed black hands, behind them were Lithost and multi-mouthed tentacles, and a bloody stench permeated the air. The sparrow was so frightened she almost lost her footing—if it weren't for the possibility of a strange hand reaching out from the wall at any moment, she probably would have already leaned against it.
"What...what kind of monsters are these?!"
The sparrow had never heard of these strange monsters before; in comparison, Litos was quite handsome...
"Take them down, whether they live or die."
Under Lithost's command, the monster began to rapidly approach the two. The enemy, which seemed to fall from the sky, threw Pine Sparrow into disarray. In her panic, she stood frozen in place, completely forgetting to avoid the approaching black hand.
"Sparrow, watch your step!"
"ah!!!!"
boom! boom! boom!
As the sparrow screamed, the calm and collected Kiana pulled out two guns from somewhere and fired three shots in quick succession. The bullets tore through several black hands, and black "blood" spurted out instantly.
As for the sharp whistling sound that came from the mouth on the tentacle later, Pine Sparrow thought it was a scream of pain—because Kiana shattered one of the tentacles with a single shot, leaving not a trace...
"Although it's only a little bit, it's more than enough for me to fight monsters!"
In the instant the gunfire illuminated the alley, Pine Sparrow saw Kiana actually smiling? Is this confidence?
"Nian Gao, hold on tight!"
However, Song Que dared not gamble on whether Kiana could win. She held Kiana tightly with one hand and activated the teleportation spell with the other.
A flash of light, and the world spun around her. When Song Que opened her eyes again, she was already at the edge of the Ruimu Night Market.
"That scared me to death... Good luck, good luck!"
Song Que caught her breath, and was about to cry to her companions who had also escaped death about how her expensive teleportation talisman was gone, when she suddenly realized...
No, where's the rice cake man—the snake?!
Why are Ajeta's products of such poor quality lately? It's killing me!
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I made some minor, insignificant changes.
After much painful reflection, I've decided to quit playing KX.